aloha friday scoop

beautiful kailua town beckons with the first annual lanikai surf festival filled with SUP races, movies under the stars, and a beach fair featuring indah, oliver handmade frames, and pualani bikinis ($20 and under!).

• when: sat, sep 24th - 7:30a to 7:30p
• where: lanikai park, kailua

padma & pickles, which donates a portion of sales to help heal abandoned pets, unveils new jewelry at its first fall trunk show. shop and save 10% on all styles plus a chance to win a pair of earrings.

p.s. go before 1p to check out the new-ish ala moana farmers market (naked cow dairy . . . yum!).

• when: sat, sep 24th - 10a to 3p
• where: cinnamon girl, level three (near sears), ala moana

if you swoon for rescued decor and cottage style, pop by sugarcane's fall sale featuring 15% off furniture and 20% off vintage linens plus 25% off bubble shack treats and an extra 20% off sale goodies.

• when: now to fri, sep 30th
• where: 1137 11th avenue, suite 101, kaimuki
• shop hours: daily, 10:30a to 6:30p

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aloha friday scoop

sift through guava shop's style treasures during the one day sidewalk sale stocked with up to 40% off finds.

• when: sat, jun 11th - 10a to 6p
• where: 66-165 kam hwy, no. 4-4c, haleiwa

sprucing up your nest for summer guests? peek owens & co.'s floor sample sale album for super marked down furniture finds.

• when: 'til sold
• where: 1152 nu'uanu avenue, chinatown

local photographer rita coury is accepting keiki sign-ups for her get snap'n summer workshop featuring hands-on how-to's to help little shutterbugs compose the perfect picture.

• when: fri, jul 8th, 15th & 22nd - 10a
• where: tbd, oahu
• cost: $45

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letarte 2011 collection

bermuda sands

as my facebook and twitter friends know, hautelook is in the midst of a letarte flash sale which served up a welcome reminder that a peek at the maui label's 2011 collection was long overdue. with the official lookbook by my side, the task of narrowing down my favorite offerings proved to be a challenge, but a hint of paia town was found in unexpected tropical camoflage, bohemian beadwork, and a blush of rainbow tiers echoing the colors that dance across the hawaiian sky.

aztec paisley

hawaiiana

hawaii five-o

hawaiiana rainbow

bermuda sands tunic

maui lovelies know the way to letarte's flagship boutique, but mainlanders who summer back east will be delighted that the nantucket pop-up just reopened its doors and is filled with island style from hawaii's shores.

• where: 24 baldwin avenue, paia
• shop hours: mon to sat, 9a to 6p & sun, 10a to 6p

p.s. you still have a few hours to hele over to hautelook and save 60% off last season's looks (including the aloha guitar print and feathers pattern featured last year) before the sale ends tomorrow morning.

aloha friday scoop

with our teams out of contention, the mister and i will be spending superbowl sunday design shopping (and zipping through the game to watch the commercials later) in protest of big ben. go pack go!

february's first friday highlights for those strolling through the chinatown arts district:

• at etown, regular-priced organik goods can be scooped up for 25% off + hit the trunk show for $20 tees. (6p to 10p; 1164 smith street)

• roberta oaks debuts her spring 2011 collection (11a to 10p; 19 north pauahi street)

• super citizen hosts textile goods by designer jana lam, vintage kimono purses by migumi, and "photo" booth style snapshots for $10. (5:30p to 8:30p; 22 south pauahi street)

if you swooned over the green with aloha tote bag last summer, artist heather brown is celebrating maui & kauai's recent plastic bag ban with a 2-totes-for-$10 offer. even better, heather is kindly sharing this sweet deal, originally reserved for residents of the garden and valley isles, to the entire h|h 'ohana!

• secret code: hapa hale
• ends: while supplies last
• shipping: $10 to hawaii/mainland/int'l mailboxes
• email: heatherbrownbagpromo [at] gmail [dot] com & mention secret code
• payment: via paypal
• fyi: limit 2 green with aloha totes per address

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happy hale*days 2010: beauty edition

because everyone has at least one beauty junkie on their gift list:

1 - letarte recently introduced two skincare formulas to pamper parched skin - vanille polynesia blends shea butter, vanilla and sugar into a sweet scented lotion while 'alia hinu mixes argan and coconut oils to hydrate thirsty skin. ($54; shop online w/ free 2-day shipping on continental u.s. orders placed by wed, dec 22nd or in-store at the paia flagship)

2 - cleanse & moisturize your locks with ola's pure shampoo & conditioner formulated with coconut milk, kukui nut oil, and taro extract. ($19; shop online or search for a local stockist)

3 - soap fans will love maui soap company's gorgeous handmade bars made with certified organic oils and essential oils. ($6.49; online only shop online or find at mana foods in paia & whole foods on oahu)

4 - lanikai bath & body mixes green tea leaves and hawaiian sea salt to create its botanical body scrub. ($22.50; shop online & at the kailua flagship)

5 - mini roll-on perfumes from saffron james come in five intoxicating scents inspired by the islands. ($35; shop online or find at soha living in kahala & select anthropologie shops)