IT IS SALT MAKING SEASON AT THE HANAPĒPĒ SALT PONDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF KAUA'I. THIS IS A UNIQUE & LABOR INTESIVE PROCESS. THE FAMILIES THAT ARE THE STEWARDS OF THE PONDS MAKE THE SALT IN THE TRADITIONAL FASHION BY ALLOWING THE SALT TO FORM IN THE VOLCANIC CLAY, 'ALAEA OR 'ALAE, WHICH IS RICH IN IRON OXIDE, GIVES THE SALT A PINK COLOR.
