About Us
Kauai’s Hindu Monastery
Wailua River Noni Juice® is a project of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery, located on the North Fork of the Wailua River between Kapaa and Lihue on the northernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands. In addition to our 70 acres of land on the north side of the river which includes the monastery and two Hindu temples, we lease 312 acres of State-owned agricultural land on the river’s south side. There we maintain a certified organic noni field, an outgrowth of our interest in natural healing, along with native Hawaiian trees (including one of the state’s larger new plantings of koa), hardwoods, landscape plants and palms.
Monks Oversee Every Phase of Production
From harvest to juice to bottling— in order to ensure the finest possible product, the Monks personally oversee every phase of production. The noni is picked ripe from our organically grown trees, washed and set in barrels to ferment for 60+ days, then pressed, filtered and bottled with no added ingredients.
Nothing but Pure Noni Juice
Wailua River Noni Juice is a direct from the farm product and contains nothing but noni. Certain popular “noni juice” products on the market are reconstituted with water from concentrates and then flavored with grape and blueberry juice and “natural flavors.” They are really a different product and cannot be compared to certified organic Hawaiian noni juice.
Made by Monks
Kauai’s Hindu Monastery
Certified Organic
USDA Approved
Kaua’i Grown
Made in Hawaii
Non-GMO
All Natural
No Additives
Just Noni Juice
From Blossom to Bottle
Where it Begins
A sunset view of the North Fork of the Wailua River with Mount Waialeale in the background. Kauai’s Hindu monstery was founded in 1970 by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami at an area the Hawaiians named Pihanakalani, “where heaven meets the earth.” In the tradition of South Indian aadheenams (monastic theological centers), we maintain over 200 acres of agricultural land to grow much of our own food, noni fruits and hardwood trees.
Our Noni Trees
At present we have eight acres planted with 1,400 trees on land leased from the State of Hawaii. The noni tree has uses beyond the fruit–leaves are edible and the roots provide an intense orange dye.
Hand-Picked Fruit
Noni fruits year around, slowing down in the months of July and August. We pick ours when it is ripe and turning white. At this elevation, near the base of our ancient Volcano, we receive high rainfall which grows abundant fruits and gives our juice a lighter finish.
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Washed and Barreled
The noni is brought in from the field and washed thoroughly in a round rotating “barrel washer.” It takes several minutes to tumble from one end to the other as it sprayed with clean, hot water. The noni is then packed into 30 gallon drums and sealed. Nothing is added to it, and it begins to naturally self-ferment. It is ready to press after six to ten weeks.
Pressing the Fruit
A large German wine bladder press, and two smaller Italain presses as backups, are used to squeeze the juice from the fermented fruit. The center of the press is a large rubber bladder which fills with air and presses the juice against the outer cylinder. The press is inflated, deflated, rotated to break up the fruit again, and then inflated through several more cycles, giving a yield of 50% juice by weight. Freshly squeezed juice pours from the press and is then pumped into settling tanks.
To the Bottle
It sits in the tanks for several weeks while the sediment settles to the bottom which clarifies the juice (the same process as used with wine). After it settles, the clarified juice is drawn off the top of the tank. Once enough juice is pressed for a bottling run, it is shipped to LA for bottling (bottling in glass in a certified organic plant is not economically available in Hawaii). The final product is a refined juice which, while definitely an acquired taste, is an excellent product.