Nested midst
the majestic Waianae mountains, on the North Shore of Oahu lies the sleepy town
of Wailua. It is located just a few miles from the historic town of Haleiwa and
was famous for the Waialua Sugar Mills.
Waialua
Sugar Mills were established about 1898 by William Hooper and accounted for
nearly 8% of sugar produced in Hawaii. But the old sugar mill complex was
abandoned when operations stopped in 1996, and is now home to Waialua coffee plantation and North Shore Soap factory and many other local artisan people
displaying variety of local products.
The old sugar mill gear
The North
Shore Soap Factory is located in the Bagasse bin and houses the Hawaiian Bath
& Body works, selling a wide array of home products- bath-body and skin care range. The unique company was started by Debora & Jerry Driscoll some
20 plus years back when they started making soaps from their home in Pupukea
and eventually moved into the old sugar mill building in 2004 as the business boomed
and the products acclaimed international and national fame.
The products
are organic, natural and locally sourced and have the tropical scents such as pineapple,
coconut cream, kukui nut, mango, Hawaiian coffee, Pupukea tangerines,
Waikane ginger root, Maui sugar and Big Island honey and guava. Kukui Nut
and Macadamia Nut oils are carefully blended with essential oil and tropical
island flavors creating bars that are skin and ocean friendly.
Kukui Nut
Once in the
parking lot, follow the little painted rubber duckies to the entrance.
The entire
set-up has a rustic, old-world charm, with giant deserted gears from the old
mill at the entrance to the soap factory. As soon as you step into the open
warehouse like area of the soap factory, you are surrounded by the tropical
smells of soap and the aroma is so tempting you will want to eat it. Get other Hawaiian bath and body products
The rubber duckies
The Waiting area
Old sugar mill
The Bagasse Bin
The entrance to the soap room
you can stamp the soap
The old sugar mill and ocean
As you sniff
your way through the shop,you stumble upon loads of bars of soap bars in
various sizes, color and aroma tastefully displayed.
The visitors
also see a collection of historic artifacts and photos with a soap stamping
station and amazing number of rubber duckies in all shapes, sizes and color.
To the left
of the display is a glass partition and visitors can see the soap being mixed,
swirled, cut and boxed through the glass panel. There are many rows of brightly colored soaps in various
stages of drying and huge slabs of soaps ready to be cut into custom sizes.
Customers
can choose from $1 slivers to fancy gift-packs and other bath products like lip
balms, scrubs, oils, body mists, bath salts, body lotions and soap stands. Customers
can get their soaps stamped into any island style logos of their choice after
purchase. They can save money by buying the unboxed soaps.
The Lip
Balms with macadamia and kukui nut oils, organic coconut oil and just the right
amount of locally sourced organic beeswax from Big Island are huge customers
favorite. They help protect and moisturize your lips. You can choose
from eight varieties to soothe, soften, and protect delicate tissue from
the harsh elements.
Visitors can
also buy a variety of chocolates produced in Hawaii, drinks produced in Hawaii,
t-shirts, and beach bags.
coffee at the soap factory
The company
also produces special soaps and lip balms for weddings. Visitors can sometimes
watch the artist through the window hand stamping these products with special
logos. Visitors can also sometimes watch artists creating special artwork to be
stamped onto these bars and balms.
They have a
sink at the back of the store to try the different soaps and scrubs.
Visitors can
also get a customized, behind the Behind-the-Scenes tour from Tuesday through
Friday to learn more about the soap making and it’s also a great family
activity. The duration of the tour is 20-30
minutes, and accommodates Min:
2 people; Max: 15 people and costs $12 per person; well behaved kids 4 &
under are free.
variety of soaps
variety of soaps
The soap bar
Bath tiles
soaps
soaps
the rainbow soap and duckies
soaps
Bath accessories
stamping the soap
customized stamping of soap
Loofah
Hours: Open daily (except for New
Year's Day, Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
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