By Diana Duff Special to West Hawaii Today
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Imagine two smart guys who are knee deep in chocolate today. They would be Adam Potter and Ben Vanegtern, the owners of Puna Chocolate Company. The pair met when they were in the military in San Diego and became fast friends with a dream of having some land to farm in Hawaii. Though everything seemed out of reach financially, they came upon a deal for 65 forested acres in Puna in 2011.

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