Journal

A Peach and a Gourd: Two Unexpected Beginnings

A Peach and a Gourd: Two Unexpected Beginnings

A peach floating down a river in Japan. A vine traveling across the land of Kaʻū. While revisiting the familiar story of Momotarō, we discovered a very different Hawaiian moʻolelo...

A Peach and a Gourd: Two Unexpected Beginnings

A peach floating down a river in Japan. A vine traveling across the land of Kaʻū. While revisiting the familiar story of Momotarō, we discovered a very different Hawaiian moʻolelo...

When Two Stories Meet Across the Ocean

When Two Stories Meet Across the Ocean

Two legends, one shared message. Discover how Japan’s Tanabata and Hawaiʻi’s Naupaka inspired a handmade keepsake celebrating love, hope, and connection.

When Two Stories Meet Across the Ocean

Two legends, one shared message. Discover how Japan’s Tanabata and Hawaiʻi’s Naupaka inspired a handmade keepsake celebrating love, hope, and connection.

Dragon Fruit: Growing Something Unexpected

Dragon Fruit: Growing Something Unexpected

A friend gifted us a dragon fruit cutting, and what started as a simple plant in our yard became a story of night-blooming flowers, climbing cacti, and quiet curiosity. Join...

Dragon Fruit: Growing Something Unexpected

A friend gifted us a dragon fruit cutting, and what started as a simple plant in our yard became a story of night-blooming flowers, climbing cacti, and quiet curiosity. Join...

Palaka Fabric: Hawaiʻi’s Plantation Plaid Story

Palaka Fabric: Hawaiʻi’s Plantation Plaid Story

Palaka may look like a simple checked fabric, but in Hawaiʻi it carries a story of plantation life, migration, memory, and local identity. Discover how this practical cloth became one...

Palaka Fabric: Hawaiʻi’s Plantation Plaid Story

Palaka may look like a simple checked fabric, but in Hawaiʻi it carries a story of plantation life, migration, memory, and local identity. Discover how this practical cloth became one...