happy anniversary alliway!

since its opening two years ago, alliway has become honolulu's sweet spot to scoop up irresistible indie finds from around the globe in addition to its lovely in-house jewelry lines.

designer/shopkeeper allison kim-czerniak is also known for showing lots of love to local designers and will be sharing the spotlight with shop favorites crave jewelry, ecolicious, grumpy girl, kat uno, mayapapaya & miemiko atelier during this week's second anniversary bash.

everyone is invited to friday's celebration filled with raffle prizes (every 30 minutes, natch) and bargains galore via the 3-2-1 sale - 30% off alliway & backstreet designs, 20% off handbags & 10% off all other merch. guests will also be among the first to preview alliway's fall 09 collection priced just right for the night.

• when: fri, sep 25th - 4p to 8p
• where: alliway, ward warehouse
• fyi: first 50 people score a free gift bag

congratulations alli!

pau hana at pacific home

noelani designs

just a quick note to let oahu readers know that pacific home will be hosting an evening of style & design featuring jewelry from adove, ani young & noelani designs tomorrow night.

mingle with the designers while you take a peek at the latest looks and decorating trends for home sweet home.

• when: thu, sep 24th - 5:30p to 8p
• where: 420 ward avenue
• fyi: pupus & drinks on the house!

fresh impressions

tropical blossoms

my first peek at mozaic paper's letterpress offerings arrived in my mailbox compliments of lei ann, the lovely kama'aina shopkeeper of seattle's momo. the delightfully cheery note card turned out to be part of the first run collaboration between the in-house graphic designers from honolulu's design logix (co-owned by lei ann's sister carrie) and electric pencil's print house who cranked up a recently acquired letterpress machine for the project.

what began as a holiday surprise gifted to clients soon became a creative lark for the designers when the company decided to produce a series of letterpress stationery for sale. the first two offerings, illustrated by designer lori nuha, feature gorgeous island botanicals that pop off the paper via two color impressions of delicate blossoms like hibiscus, tiare and ohia and tropical ulu, palapawai and red ti leaves.

tropical leaves

happily, the mozaic paper online shop is now open for business and the everyday notes have just arrived at soha in kahala mall.

individual note cards are priced at $4.50 while sets of three to six cards range from $12 to $21.

{mahalo lei ann!}

weekly sales sheet

one hula girl * maui dive girl * wings hawaii

red pineapple is hosting its very first trunk show with the recently launched one hula girl which adds a little sparkle to everyday island style.

• when: sun, sep 20th - 11a to 2p
• where: red pineapple, ward centre

on maui, h|h readers are invited to hele over to maui thing's flagship boutique for a 20% off friends & family sale.

• when: sat, sep 19th - 10a to 4p
• where: 7 north market street, wailuku

then, mark your calendar for next week's wings hawaii one day summer clearance sale filled with sweet hand screenprinted styles marked down 40 to 60% off.

• when: wed, sep 23rd - 9a to 9p
• where: 375 west kuiaha road, haiku
• fyi: pau hana time pupus & cocktails will be served btwn 5p to 9p

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the good table

a friend recently shared a tip about the good table, oahu's first "synchronized dining event" hosted at over 50 restaurants around the island to benefit lanakila's meals on wheels program. gather up friends and family to fill tables of 4 to 6 to nibble on prix fixe menus whipped up by some of the hottest kitchens favored by local foodies.

take a peek at the list of participating restaurants and book your reservation by oct 6th to reserve a table. prices tag starts at $120 for casual spots like j.j. dolans and go up to $2500 for more fancy eats.

• when: thu, oct 22nd - 6p
• fyi: a portion of the meal is tax-deductible

p.s. other ways to support lanakila include the adopt-a-senior program, donating everyday necessities, and ordering handmade leis from the kupuna wellness center. indie biz owners may also want to explore the social enterprises service which offers screenprinting, embroidery, product packaging & more via its vocational program.