morning crush: wave of aloha

because artist heather brown's new painting wave of aloha (created for japanese surf magazine blue's hope issue) is a sweet reminder that our kokua is still needed in japan. 

$1500 online. (100% of the proceeds will be donated to the japan red cross's disaster relief fund.)

morning crush: heather brown x matsumoto

happy anniversary!

i'll take one rainbow with ice cream, please! for all the matsumoto shave ice fans, the iconic haleiwa landmark recently enlisted artist heather brown to design their super cute 60th anniversary tees.

m's and w's styles offered in a handful of colors.

$17 online + in-store.

heather brown: high tide peeks

one of my regrets from my last trip home was flying off the island before heather brown's new art show debuted at chinatown boardroom. lucky for us, gallery owner (& new mama!) jackie was kind enough to gather up glimpses of many of the original artworks currently hanging on the gallery walls. longtime readers may guess that i am just crushing over heather's collection of little birdies in all their pint-sized glory . . . aren't they even cuter repeated row after row after row?

the show is filled with an array of small and big waves with nary a surfer in sight. other pieces include paintings on reclaimed wood salvaged from a north shore bungalow, and artwork introducing a more realistic style of wave.

no. 472 * 441 * 473

no. 429 * 438 * 440

if you are off-island and spotted a new favorite for your personal gallery, you are welcome to email or phone the gallery for purchasing details. (fyi: the 6x6 mini paintings start at $400.) paintings are numbered but jackie also shared that you can name your painting and heather will sign the back to make the title official!

and, if you are looking for more gently priced options, screenprinted totes ($30) and prints on sugar cane paper ($40) round out the show offerings.

• show dates: now to sat, sep 25th
• where: 1160 nu'uanu avenue, chinatown
  
• gallery hours: tue to sat, 11a to 4p

{mahalo jackie! and congratulations on the addition of the very adorable little miss parker to your 'ohana!}

and the winner is . . .

teena from pasadena who will be rocking heather brown's fabulous green with aloha tote all summer long.

many mahalos to all the readers who filled out my little survey! while i suspected that you all swooned for style and design, discovering that eco-friendly finds was third on your list of favorite features was a delightful surprise. let's hope our designer friends heed our call for more sustainable goods from hawaii!

if you simply must have one of heather's organic totes to call your own, you can scoop one up on heather's website as well as at mu'umu'u heaven's kailua outpost.

congratulations teena!

be back tomorrow with some fabulous big island design!

a penny for your thoughts

hello! hope you enjoyed the loveliest of weekends and are happy to welcome the first days of summer. the day has finally arrived to get a better snapshot of the h|h 'ohana so i have gathered a few quick questions together for the first ever reader survey! it will only take a few moments of your time and your participation will definitely help h|h enjoy a bright and shiny future.

and, the standard penny payment has been upgraded which means one lucky reader who completes the survey will score a fabulous heather brown green with aloha organic tote bag scooped up during my spring trip home.

the survey will be open until saturday, june 5th and the winner of the tote will be announced next monday.

mahalo friends!!!