Island Princess Hawaii

Thanks to a sweet inspiration and hard work by its owners, Dr. Michael Purdy and his wife, Gwendolyn (Gwen) Purdy, Island Princess has become one of Hawaii's top manufacturers of specialty macadamia nut products, luscious chocolates and unique gourmet confections. Originally from rural Oregon, Michael and Gwen both grew up as members of huge families in the tiny logging community of Valsetz, where the whole length of the major street was one mile and their four-year high school had a total student body of 29.