FAQ

Why seaweed?

First of all, seaweed is totally delicious - it's naturally umami and lends a savory quality to every bite. Our native Hawaiian seaweed also has a ton of nutritional benefits including:

Rich in dietary fiber to aid in digestion, gut health, and a healthy microbiome.

High in cancer-fighting antioxidants

High in essential vitamins and minerals including calcium, iodine, Iron, Vitamin A, C, E and several B vitamins.

Contains anti-inflammatory fucoidans

Our seaweed is a non-invasive species, and native to our ʻāina.

Plus, it's a sustainable food source that requires very few resources to grow, it helps keep our oceans healthy and thriving, and it reduces carbon dioxide in our atmosphere...Seaweed is the supreme being of all superfoods.

Where do you deliver & how much is shipping?

We now ship anywhere in the U.S.!

SHIPPING WITHIN HAWAII: Our flat rate shipping fee is $7.99 via Fedex, or we ship FREE with any order of $65+.

SHIPPING TO U.S. MAINLAND: All orders ship for a flat rate of $11.99 via Fedex.

Where can I buy your snacks?

We sell online right here at okonokai.com and at the following retailers:

OAHU

Farm Link Hawai'i - home delivery anywhere on Oahu

House of Mana Up - 5 locations throughout Hawai'i

Bizia Coffee & Surf - Wahiawa, Oahu

Yoga Under the Palms - Kaimuki, Oahu

Morning Glass Coffee - Manoa, Oahu

Blume Ruhn - Honolulu, Oahu

Paradise in a Box - home delivery anywhere in the U.S.

 

KAUAI

Aloha Spice Company Hanapepe, Kauai

Fish Bar Deli - Kapa'a, Kauai

Nourish Kauai - Meal Kits on Kauai

...and we also do pop-ups and local farmers markets! Follow us on Instagram so you'll be the first to know where and when.

Please let us know where you'd like to see us next...just reach out to us at aloha@okonokai.com

Where is the seaweed from?

We source our seaweed from the Kona region of the Big Island. We use pristine, ice-cold water that is piped into fish farm tanks from 3000 feet below the surface, so it's naturally rich in minerals and nutrients to give you an unbelievably umami flavor. Kona's  temperate year-round climate is perfect for year-round growing and harvesting. Once our seaweed is mature, we remove it from our farm tanks, carefully inspect and wash it, and allow the Kona sun to do its work naturally drying our seaweed.

What type of seaweed do you use?

We are proud to be using a native red Hawaiian seaweed, Lepe-o-Hina, also known as "Dragon's Breath" (Halymenia Hawaiiana). We are in the process of testing other types of seaweed, and we are also researching how we can utilize some of the invasive seaweeds that have become so prevalent over the last 30 years.

I'm a retailer interested in purchasing wholesale.

Please email us at aloha@okonokai.com and we'll send you a sell sheet with detail wholesale specifications.

I have a question that's not answered here.

No problem! Just reach out at aloha@okonokai.com and we'll get back to you asap.