Origin of Deep Seawater:  For over one thousand years in the cold seas of the Polar Regions, dense, salt-rich water develops and sinks as sea ice has formed.

Earth’s Major Global Currents of cold-water origin flow and migrate through the Pacific Basin, delivering the ancient deep seawater just offshore of Kona, Hawaii. This is where the Kona Sea Salt™ production site is located.

Getting to the Deep Seawater:  Depths exceeding 2200 feet (670 meters) below the ocean surface require a pipeline 6284 feet long (2060 meters)and 40-inches (1.02 meters) in diameter to bring water onshore. Nelha.org/about/seawater_data.html  Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) - the host park of Kona Sea Salt™  production.

Pathogen-Free: Our deep seawater is well below the turbulent mixing layer of the sea. At such depths, without sunlight and very cold temperatures, there is no primary productivity and fewer living organisms.

Clean - Even at the Surface:  Clear surface waters above our deep seawater source are rated Class AA by the Hawaii State Department of Health; they are essentially unaffected by human influences and surface pollution.

Pure artisan Salt:  Upon arrival the seawater is carefully directed to the protection of enclosed salt houses to dry naturally, using only the warming heat of the Hawaiian sun.

Hand Harvested: A process free from mechanical and chemical processing, the brilliant white crystals of Kona Sea Salt™ are traditionally hand-harvested, inspected and hand-cleaned to exacting standards.

Lower Sodium & Nutrient Rich: Naturally balanced Kona Sea Salt™ has up to 48% less sodium than table salt, and it is significantly higher in non-sodium chloride salts that include healthy essential minerals.

Our Time-Honored Nigari Production: Nigari is a rich, saturated liquid essential to tofu making. It forms naturally during salt production as solar evaporation slows and eventually proceeds no further in our natural drying process.  We allow our nigari to slowly drain, and collect it during the final days of open-air drying.   Mera nigari is revered throughout the world for the high quality and mild tofu it produces.