Aloha! When we each retired from the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force respectively, we knew that we wanted to remain in Hawaii and that we wanted to find a place and create a space that would not only serve as a magical and beautiful surrounding in which our children could thrive, but also one which could be shared with others. After nearly a year of looking at properties, we knew we had found just the spot in September 2014. (In fact, we often say this magical , mana -filled place found us!) Already a farm with mature agriculture like apple-bananas, coconut, starfruit, turmeric, avocado, mango, guava, lilikoi and beautiful heliconia, red and pink ginger flowers, we decided to plant cacao.

Ours is a 10-acre cacao farm now in its 6th production year where our harvests are yielding more pods exponentially every year. We've learned a lot along the way and love sharing our journey—and delicious chocolate--with visitors. We still think of 21 Degrees Estate as very much a work in progress. But we believe the journey is as important as the final outcome and are looking forward to the continued serendipity of events that have brought us to this point!