aloha friday scoop

while destashing our space, i happened upon amazon trade-in which means goodbye dusty dvds and hello wishlist credit. woo hoo!

the marrakech express pulls into ARTafterDARK tonight next week (whoops!) with belly dancers to entertain, a souk filled with faraway finds, and the chance to win a private tour of shangri la.

• when: fri, may 20th 27th - 6p to 9p
• where: academy of arts, 900 south beretania street
• tix: free for academy members; $10 non-members

{update: an alert reader kindly pointed out ARTafterDARK is next friday, may 27th. very sorry for the mixup!}

noelani designs celebrates the opening of her long awaited jewelry studio with sale sparkle, giveaways, plus hawaiian music & 'ono bites.

• when: fri, may 20th - 6p to 9p
• where: north shore wellness retreat, 59-142 kamehameha hwy, sunset beach

stock up on scott hawaii slippers during the local company's annual summer sale, and a portion of your purchase will benefit the 'ohana of big wave surfer sion milosky.

• when: sun, may 22nd - 8a to 12p
• where: 1212 kona street, kaka'ako

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morning crush: everheart paddle

more love for japan! everpaddle recently added the limited edition everheart design to its lineup of eco-friendly SUP offerings. made from reclaimed wood sourced on oahu, the heart-shaped bottom retains a little of its maker's soul with a hand inscribed "kokoro" (a japanese character embodying heart and spirit) illustrating the sweet friendship between faraway islands.

you cannot help but smile when picturing a little aloha traveling across the pacific to japan with every paddle through hawaii's splendid waves.

even nicer, $100 from each everheart paddle sale will be donated to global giving!

$295 online.

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.

morning crush: puka pretties

oh, the power of a perfectly named design! the warm wooden glow of ginger13's puka necklace already had me at hello . . . but the little local wink at its negative space charms me even more.

available in dark ebony and light bayong wood.

$56 online. (fyi: spend $100 and score complimentary shipping with secret code: freeship100.)

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.)