Nancy Gove helped found a company on Moloka'i called Hawai'i Kai Salts. The salt she produces (white, red and black) are known to gourmets all over the world. I read about her products in one of the many foodie magazines that I subscribe to, so when I was on Moloka'i last year, I looked her up. Her first "plant", which takes sea water from offshore next to the K'kai harbor landing, is in an A-frame building and there are evaporative beds outside for drying the salt.
The really neat thing is she has this vision of teaching salt farming, which was a traditional Hawaiian art, to local residents. Since Moloka'i has such a high unemployment rate, this is a way for some homestead residents to make some money. They sell the salt back to Hawai'i Kai which then packages and sells it.
Her products are now being carried by several local retailers as well as by mail order. I love the black salt (I bought some small pouches of the stuff). It looks really good sprinkled over a white plate or around the rim of a cocktail glass.
The really neat thing is she has this vision of teaching salt farming, which was a traditional Hawaiian art, to local residents. Since Moloka'i has such a high unemployment rate, this is a way for some homestead residents to make some money. They sell the salt back to Hawai'i Kai which then packages and sells it.
Her products are now being carried by several local retailers as well as by mail order. I love the black salt (I bought some small pouches of the stuff). It looks really good sprinkled over a white plate or around the rim of a cocktail glass.
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