weekly sales sheet

ward center kicks off its festival of giving today. flash your shopping ticket (100% of ticket proceeds will be donated to local charities) and score pre-holiday savings at participating shops.

deals include 30% off alliway's eponymous jewelry collection, 20% off at soha, 15% off at cupcake boutique & 10% off at honolulu cookie company.

• when: today, nov 7th - sun, nov 9th
• where: ward center shops
• tix: $10

tonight, hele over to kapahulu for soleil's island glam trunk show featuring wings hawaii, urgentina bikinis & cassandra rull designs. plus, save 15% off storewide!

• when: tonight, nov 7th - 6p to 9p
• where: 909 kapahulu avenue

book collectors will want to make their way to bishop museum during its annual rare book sale to benefit the organization's library and archives.

• when: sat, nov 8th - 9a to 1p
• where: bishop museum, paki bldg conference rooms

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the return of pua jewelry

capiz shell earrings

lauren of pua jewelry dropped me a note to announce that seaweed boutique is back up after she took time off to tend to her newborn baby. her online tropical hideaway is stocked with lauren's handcrafted collection inspired by the sea which has made everyone from island girls to style editors swoon.

and, with mother's day around the corner, there is still time to order those delicate hand hammered personalized bracelets featured last year.

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weekend sales sheet

first up, fashionista's market is back this weekend with racks filled with betsey johnson, ed hardy, literature by elliot hans, frankie b jeans & isabella fiore handbags.

details:

• when: sat, june 2nd & sun, june 3rd
• hours: 10a to 2p
• where: japanese cultural center
• admission: $7 (register online to score the $3 fm member price)

on sunday night, head to kaimuki for double the accessory love with pua jewelry's summer show featuring meleana handbags.

details:

• when: sun, june 3rd - 5:30p to 8:30p
• where: town

mother knows best

personalized bangles * giant puka ring * hawaii hoops

mother's day may still be a month away but since one of my favorite gift ideas requires a bit of lead time, today seems like a good day to share it with those of you on the lookout for something cool to give the person who gave you life. these lovely handcrafted bangles by pua jewelry can be customized with the names of your ohana's keiki making it sweet without being too sappy.

keep in mind that this is not a gift for procrastinating souls so if you dig it be sure your order is in a minimum of 2 weeks before it is time to celebrate mom. pua designer lauren hewett also has a few new goodies like this substantial puka shell ring and earrings to show your hawaii pride.

one final note - you may have noticed that pua's website is in the process of transforming into the seaweed boutique. the buzz is that lauren plans to stock the new online shop with an array of rare tropical finds in addition to her jewelry line. stay posted for more details.

made by pua

floating circle * kukui * puka

one look at pua jewelry and you'll immediately see why the line is "inspired by sun, sea and surf". self taught designer lauren hewett creates each piece of jewelry by hand which would explain why a bit of soul seems to linger on. i love her minimal kukui necklace and modern interpretation of the classic puka shell.

pua jewelry is stocked at a few boutiques in the islands and can also be found on the mainland at ron herman and american rag. you can also order online but just remember this is not instant gratification jewelry since each piece is made to order with a 2-3 week wait before the postman comes a knockin'.

{update | jan 2010: please note that lauren has shuttered the made by pua website, however her designs continue to be offered on seaweed boutique, her new-ish online storefront}