FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2004

TAHITIAN NONI INTERNATIONAL TO RECEIVE BEST OF STATE AWARD

Receives the Prestigious Award Two Years In-a-Row

PROVO, UTAH - Tahitian Noni International, developer and exclusive provider of the internationally acclaimed TAHITIAN NONI® Juice, recently received notice that they will be receiving the Best of State Award in the best Health / Nutrition Food Products subcategory.  This makes two years in-a-row that Tahitian Noni International has won this prestigious award.

Best of State award winners in each of the subcategories are awarded the prestigious Best of State medal.  The medal is 2 inches in diameter and is minted in solid bronze.  As a medal winner, Tahitian Noni International is now eligible to compete for the coveted Best of State Statue in the main category of Merchandising. The 22-pound statue is a solid bronze sculpture standing atop a black granite pedestal on a bronze base.  All of the bronze is plated with 24-karat gold.  The statue is awarded in each of the eleven main categories, with winners selected from the Best of State subcategory winners.

The Best of State awards were created to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations, and businesses in Utah.  Mark Layton, founder and president of the Best of State Awards stated, “It is our hope that by recognizing excellence in our community and sharing examples of success and triumph in so many worthy endeavors, that we will all be inspired to reach a little higher, to try a little harder, and to work a little longer for our dreams and goals.”

Shon Whitney, general manager for North America stated, “We are extremely pleased to be receiving this award for the second time.  To be recognized by our neighbors and friends in our own state is one of the highest honors we can receive.  We are thrilled to be selected as a winner in this year’s competition.”

The medals will be presented at the Best of State Awards Gala in Salt Lake City. The Gala is scheduled for Saturday, June 19th, in the Salt Palace Convention Center Ballroom. The presentation of the Best of State Statues will be televised and broadcast on ABC4 the following week.

About the Company

Tahitian Noni International was founded in 1995 by Kerry Asay, Kim Asay, John Wadsworth, Stephen Story, and Kelly Olsen to be the exclusive source of TAHITIAN NONI® Juice, a natural healthy beverage, and other TAHITIAN NONI® products. Tahitian Noni International has recently been recognized by Griffin Hill, an independent marketing research firm, as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the world.  For more information, please contact the Public Relations Department at publicrelations@tni.com.