The stitches in Hawaiian quilts reflect tropical motifs that are significant in Hawaiian culture. Examples might include silhouettes of fruit vegetables such as pineapple or breadfruit; island flowers like...
Aloha to all you Hawaiians and Hawaiians at heart! Giving a lei to someone can mean friendship, love, or just simply Aloha. Special feelings and meanings go into making a lei, especially one that becomes a...
PURPOSE:Some of the most enduring collectible items on eBay over the past years have been the hand carved wood perfume bottles from Hawaii. For those who wish to know more abut them I offer the results of my...
PURPOSE:I have a small collection of dolls from around the world that are designed to represent traditional ethnic costumes. One of my favorite series are the MAKALEKA DOLLS produced in Hawaii starting in the...
Cultural antiques have often been a sector highly prized by many collectors. Especially of a specific ethnic peoples. Of late,I have discovered that certain collectibles of native Hawaiian origin have been in...
INTRODUCTION: I have previously written a guide entitled "Carved Wood Perfume Bottles". My favorite collection of these were made by John Oya and Company. There is very little information about this company on...
Photo: Three "vintage" styled ukes by Mele; mahogany soprano (standard), koa "pineapple" soprano and mahogany concert. From 1879 up into the mid 1920's, there was only one size of ukulele, the soprano....
INTRODUCTION: This is the third guide in my series on Hawaiian Carved Wood Bottles. The first guide described the development of the industry in Hawaii; the second was more of a biography of John Oya and his...
I live in Maui’s upcountry region and I would like to describe a great, low cost, day trip. Haleakala (House of the Sun), at 10,023ft, is the largest mountain on the island of Maui. From the airport in...
Hawaiian artist, Constance de Bisschop, was a long time resident of Oahu and a very prolific artist who began creating charming, clay figurines for the booming tourist industry in the 1950s. She was born...