Post Updated September 11th

OUR FAMILY IS SAFE.
OUR FARM IS OKAY.
AND OUR NONI IS STANDING STRONG. 🙏🏼

We definitely got roughed up and have lots of debris, some uprooted trees, and farm roadways to clear. But mostly, we’re just so grateful that we are all okay—and that the Noni is too. ❤️

Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau have experienced significant damage in many areas. Hurricane Lowell was so much worse than we expected, and so many have lost so much. Our hearts are with everyone affected.

Most of our Noni trees are standing strong after the storm, though many fruits were shaken to the ground, returning their bounty to the earth. 

Here on the farm on the northeast side of Kaua‘i, we still have no power, which means our phone service and internet remain very limited. The roads and highways that were impassable earlier this week due to downed utility poles and trees have now been cleared, and we are so grateful for that progress.

Because we are still without power, we’re unable to return phone calls right now. We are using our limited backup power to keep our processing facility running and to get your orders shipped.

If you have a question or need help, the best way to reach us right now is by email at aloha@realnoni.com. We have begun responding to messages as we’re able and truly appreciate your patience.

If you need to place an order, the quickest and easiest way is directly through our website at realnoni.com.

Shipping Update: Our Post Office has power! 📦

As of Friday, September 11, we are finally able to resume shipping your orders. We know many of you have been patiently waiting, and we greatly thank you for your understanding.

We expect to have our queue of waiting orders shipped and be fully caught up by Monday, September 14.

We were blessed with this beautiful sunrise as we caught our first glimpses of the aftermath of the storm.

We are so grateful for all the calls and messages checking on us. We may not be able to respond individually right now, but please know we feel the love and appreciate every single message.

We’ll share updates as soon as we can.

Mahalo and aloha,
❤️ The Frailey Family

A few more photos from around the farm

Large trees blown over and uprooted by the powerful hurricane winds.

Just one Noni tree didn’t make it through the storm, split in half by the powerful winds.

Lots of Noni fruit at every stage of maturity were blown from the trees throughout the orchards. These fruits will simply return to the earth, composting back into the soil and nourishing the orchard.

We just planted these keiki (baby) Noni trees in the orchard last week, and they are standing strong!

The winds did a little harvesting of their own, bringing down a number of banana stalks in our orchard.

Large trees are down about every 15 feet along our 2000 foot east fence line. If you’ve visited us for a farm tour, the area above is where Steve shares the story about the albatross.

Our golden bamboo in the valley took a real beating from the hurricane winds. This is just before the parking area where we welcome guests for our farm tours.

Huge African tulip and java plum trees were knocked down and thrown across the back valley road.

The hurricane decorated the outside of every building and vehicle with leaf confetti.

Hurricane Lowell passing by Niʻihau and Kauaʻi. From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., the winds were at their most intense, with powerful gusts shaking everything around us.

Yoda peacefully meditating in our farm valley, finding a moment of calm after the storm.

A quick note: If you leave a comment below and get an error message, don’t worry—your comment was saved and will post shortly. Apparently, Hurricane Lowell left a little glitch behind on our blog too! 😂