From one-of-a-kind wearables to small-batch treasures, consider this your guide to the items Hawai‘i’s creatives swear by.
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Arts
Honolulu ceramicist Tamiko Claire creates small-batch home goods with clean lines and earthy roots.
We asked Native Hawaiian artists and luminaries about the artworks shifting Kānaka Maoli art in the 21st century. These are their answers.
A recently formed photography collective renders the familiar into the foreign — and back again.
Five years since uprooting himself from O‘ahu, the outspoken Hawaiian editor of Monster Children, unpacks nyc’s influence on his POV.
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Culture
Hollywood’s visions of Hawai‘i reveal how entertainment and colonial narratives intertwine in the portrayal of the Pacific.
Now open to the public, the farm of world-renowned frangipani grower Jim Little gives enthusiasts an up-close look.
How Puka prints has been breathing life into local fabrics for more than 25 years.
The leeward side is a showcase of the Garden Isle’s authentic rural identity even in the face of growing tourism and outside influences.
Led by collaboration and ingenuity, these makerspaces empower the islands’ creative set.
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Living Well
As CEO of Noa Botanicals and a steadfast advocate for cannabis reform, Karlyn Laulusa is nurturing a culture rooted in compassion.
Nadia Agsen finds inspiration in artisanal shops and middle eastern bites. But the key ingredients are always a sense of place and togetherness.
Aaron and Drew Austin of Kings Surfboard Glassing, who grew up surfing on Maui, imbue their process with an artisanal approach.
For residents, there are daily splendors, sometimes spats, and a burgeoning sense of community that naturally blossoms where paths converge.
Drawing from Native Hawaiians’ climbing heritage, Kānaka Climbers is reenvisioning what ethical outdoor recreation looks like in Hawaiʻi.
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ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Alakaʻi ʻia a aʻo ʻia nā hui ulana ʻo Hui ʻAla Hīnano lāua ʻo Hui Waianuhea o Ka Pua Hala e Kāʻeo Izon i nui aʻe ai ko nā haumāna ʻike ma ka ulana lau hala, ka ʻike Hawaiʻi, a me ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
No ka mea hana lei ʻo Meleana Estes, he hoʻokupu aloha kēlā me kēia lei no kona tūtū, kona lāhui, a me kona ʻāina.
Mai uka a i kai i kuleana ‘ia ai ‘o Hawai‘i e Kelis Kaleopa‘a.
He mau waihona palapala kahiko ko Hawaiʻi, kahi e mālama ʻia nei he hoʻoilina nui o ka waiwai a makamae hoʻi no ka moʻomeheu a me ka ʻōlelo ʻōiwi o Hawaiʻi. ʻOiai he wā kēia e noa wale ai ka ʻike kuʻuna i ka lehulehu, pehea hoʻi kākou e hoʻokumu ai i nā loina o ke komo ʻana i loko o laila, i mea e hoʻomoamoa pono loa ʻia ai ia ʻike a me nā waihona nāna ia e mālama nei?
Ke hoʻokikina mai nei kekahi alakaʻi lāhui Hawaiʻi i nā hoa makeʻe pono—i “nā mea a pau hoʻi e aloha nei iā Hawaiʻi”—e makaʻala mau.