Hawaii has long been known for its rich agricultural heritage, with crops like coffee sustaining generations of islanders. However, there is a new contender ...

Before, anyone who wanted to grow cacao at 1,200 or 1,500 meters [3,900 to 4,900 feet] altitude was considered crazy,” says ...

“Last year, there was an abrupt Lahaina wildfire, and we had to cut off remaining fruit to maintain the trees. The wind scorched through up to 70 miles an hour. Some cacao trees just couldn’t ...

On a plot of land in Tai Po, in Hong Kong's New Territories, the couple are growing cacao trees, the evergreens whose seeds, also known as cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate. "We have about ...

There is no room for self-delusion. — Seamus Blackley Blackley is growing cacao trees. And he says this latest obsession — Blackley went viral during the worst days of the pandemic for his ...

Seamus Blackley, a tech executive known best for inventing the Xbox game console, inspects his cacao trees. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) ...