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Kuleana Mask Chains

Kuleana Mask Chains

Kuleana.... a uniquely Hawaiian value, loosely translates to "responsibility". The word kuleana refers to a reciprocal relationship between the person doing the action and the thing they are responsible for. ...

Kuleana Mask Chains

Kuleana.... a uniquely Hawaiian value, loosely translates to "responsibility". The word kuleana refers to a reciprocal relationship between the person doing the action and the thing they are responsible for. ...

I got it from my mama......

I got it from my mama......

I grew up playing with scraps of Hawaiian print fabric that were strewn about beneath my mom's cutting table......occasionally getting pricked by the random fallen sewing pin. Watching mom concentrating...

I got it from my mama......

I grew up playing with scraps of Hawaiian print fabric that were strewn about beneath my mom's cutting table......occasionally getting pricked by the random fallen sewing pin. Watching mom concentrating...

wan·der·lust - pt 1

wan·der·lust - pt 1

wan·der·lust - pt 1 Growing up on an island that is only 44 miles long and 30 miles wide, I developed the overwhelming urge to travel, see other places and...

wan·der·lust - pt 1

wan·der·lust - pt 1 Growing up on an island that is only 44 miles long and 30 miles wide, I developed the overwhelming urge to travel, see other places and...

Taking Back Summer

Taking Back Summer

Itʻs hard to believe that 1/2 of 2020 has already slipped by...all apparently while we were quarantining. For me, the days went by relatively quickly despite trying to navigate this...

Taking Back Summer

Itʻs hard to believe that 1/2 of 2020 has already slipped by...all apparently while we were quarantining. For me, the days went by relatively quickly despite trying to navigate this...

Getting through "staying at home"

Getting through "staying at home"

In unprecedented times, how do we stay creative or motivated? Everyone has different techniques or activities that they love to do and that keeps them centered through every day life. ...

Getting through "staying at home"

In unprecedented times, how do we stay creative or motivated? Everyone has different techniques or activities that they love to do and that keeps them centered through every day life. ...

Happy Motherʻs Day - Hauʻoli lā Makuahine

Happy Motherʻs Day - Hauʻoli lā Makuahine

Celebrations of mothers and motherhood date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, usually as a part of Spring festivals. In 1905,  a woman named Anna Jarvis created the US incarnation...

Happy Motherʻs Day - Hauʻoli lā Makuahine

Celebrations of mothers and motherhood date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, usually as a part of Spring festivals. In 1905,  a woman named Anna Jarvis created the US incarnation...