aloha friday scoop

as mentioned in my earlier post, h|h will be quiet tomorrow in honor of the blogger's day of silence hosted by for japan with love who shared the very cool shelterbox, a brilliant collection of essentials for those displaced by the earthquake and tsunami. with my windfall of hours (yep, the scoop requires endless clicks scouting out deal news and exhaustive post editing), part of my reclaimed time will be spent tending to the details of my 'ohana's donation to help japan.

hifi's highly anticipated pop-up shop opens tomorrow with ten days of island style featuring indie trunkshows, designer workshops, craft stations and more!

• when: fri, mar 18th to sun, mar 27th
• where: ala moana center, level one, makai (by old navy)
• fyi: volunteers still needed to staff the pop-up; sign-up for a 4-hour shifts here

save your appetite for slow art friday when local artists and eateries unite for empty bowl hawaii 2011. scoop up a handmade bowl & enjoy a serving of gourmet goodness by alan wong's, town, and 18 more island restaurants. proceeds benefit hawaii meals on wheels and river of life mission.
{via firebird photography}

• when: fri, mar 18th - 6:30p to 8:30p
• where: the arts at marks garage, 1159 nu'uanu avenue, chinatown

the fighting eel flagship is donating all profits from its emblem and fish totes (featured in january) to the japan red cross through the end of march.

• when: now to thu, mar 31st
• where: 1133 bethel street, chinatown
• shop hours: mon to sat, 10a to 6p

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kokua japan

hope heal love * aloha for japan

forgive me for my absence. i have been wrestling with writing about style and design finds which seem a little frivolous right now. half my family tree is japanese and even though my great-grandparents left for hawaii's shores over 100 years ago, the coverage of the devastation following the earthquake and tsunami continue to be heartbreaking.

then yesterday i received a note from jennifer of kinohi designs about a small project to send kokua to japan. the first offering from her hope love heal: a love letter to japan series is a sweet button debuting at eden in love this weekend. online ordering is in the works and i will be sharing the next two releases as soon as they say hello. {$2 a button with 100% of the proceeds benefitting the red cross and unicef}.

inspired by jen's generosity, i remembered how many local designers also share a connection to japan, and how the interweb bands together when the world is touched by tragedy. my evening and morning have been spent scouring all my sources for more goodness from hawaii and beyond to help japan. one of my favorites is the aloha for japan tee which is already on backorder. find yours at aloha army, barefoot league, butigroove, fitted hawaii & in4mation. {$20 with all the profits supporting relief efforts in japan}

more kama'aina offerings + a sampling of designs from around the world after the jump.

maui raised, la-based artist edwin ushiro will be contributing original artwork to this weekend's giant robot show to help unicef's efforts with keiki survivors of the earthquake.

share the love

lisa from modern philosophy created a capsule collection of handmade adornment just for japan. {$12 to $41 with 100% of the proceeds going to the red cross}

help japan scout books

portland's scout books has printed up a special edition help japan notebook with 100% of the profits benefitting mercy corps work in japan. {$15 for a set of three + free shipping on u.s. orders}

thinking of home

brooklyn artist & tokyo native naoko stoop will be donating $10 to the red cross from each sale of her sweet thinking of home print. {via books, paper, scissors}

help japan

weiden+kennedy's help japan offering is spare and to the point. {$25 with all net profits going to the red cross; via pinterest}

lotus * waves

i love the hopefulness and simple beauty found in designer linda yuki nakanishi's japan earthquake series. {various sizes; 100% of profits will benefit the canadian red cross's relief efforts in japan}

cherry blossom heart

along with the delicate design of the cherry blossom heart from this paper ship in north carolina who also whipped up a thousand paper cranes print. {$20 with 90% of proceeds benefitting the salvation army}

alas, this is not for sale but illustrator natascha rosenberg's sweet pair quietly expresses how so many of us feel. {via pinterest}

and, h|h will be participating in for japan with love's day of silence tomorrow which means an early edition of the aloha friday scoop will be posted later tonight.

have you happened across more design kokua to help our friends in japan? if so, please do share!

p.s. good magazine has also posted a helpful roundup of charity organizations deserving of your donation.

aloha friday scoop

sending lots of aloha to our friends in japan today. hope you are safe and have connected with your nearest and dearest. here are a few ways to kokua or locate a loved one.

if you find yourself in waikiki, be sure to pop by the greenroom which just debuted artist kat reeder's newest island girl pin-ups.

• when: now to sun, apr 10th
• where: 2350 kalakaua avenue, waikiki
• shop hours: daily, 9a to 11p

love waimanalo? join surfrider in bringing beauty back to the shoreline during this weekend's beach cleanup. {via mu'umu'u heaven}

p.s. recovered plastic bits will be transformed into an art installation by artist dianna cohen and local keiki.

• when: sun, mar 13th - 10a to 12p
• where: waimanalo beach

on sunday, hele over to mu'umu'u heaven which is hosting the opening reception for local artist colleen wilcox and her pretty surf girls.

• when: sun, mar 13th - 3p to 5p
• where: 767 kailua road, kailua
• show dates: sun, mar 13th to wed, apr 13th

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morning crush: the hawk & the hunter

just because i am holding out for the cd (the downside of loving a hifi geek), doesn't mean you should miss out on a listen of the hawk and the hunter, the new-ish release by honolulu singer/songwriter sabrina who funded her second offering via kickstarter.

the gorgeous vocals and lovely indie spirit will make your ipod swoon with happiness.

download on amazon ($8.99) or itunes ($9.99).

morning crush: island girl ruffles

a smile is never far behind whenever i spot these charming ruffled totes in my etsy favorites. a single exuberant blossom and her flouncy striped friend just say hello springtime!

handmade by laie's sleepy dreamer (who also designs the most charming wedding stationery).

$32 online.