Chocolate Factory workers cutting open the Coco Pods. The Beans are removed by hand from the Coco Pods and fermented in wooden barrels. Then left in the drying racks till they are ready. The next step happens in a factory off site.

The hills around the waialua sugar mill are planted with coffee and Coco Trees.I think it is around 20 acers of chocolate in Waialua. If you are a resident of Hawaii or a visitor this is a fun and of the beaten path
thing to do on Oahu.
The Chocolate Factory is right behind a Island-X store and if you look out the back door you can sneek a peek at the Factory.

ferment the chocolate beans

Cocoa Butter is the fat that occurs naturally in cacao beans.
Chocolate Liquor is the finely ground center of the cocao bean which contains that familiar Chocolate tast. 5o percent cocoa butter, it liquefies when heated. Known as unsweetened or baking chocolate.
Cocoa a powder made by extracting most of the cocoa butter from chocolate liquor and then pulverizing the remaining hard cake.
Milk Chocolate is a mixture of cocoa butter, sugar, milk,and at least 10 pecent chocolate liquer.
Sweet Chocolate is a mixture of carbohydrate sweeteners and at least 15 percent chocolate liquor.
White Chocolate is a mixture of cocoa butter, sugar, milk and flavorings.