I’m grateful for the opportunity to share @freddyleone_ performance.
Kanikapila was created for artists like Freddy. He’s been a big part of so many Hawai‘i artists’ journeys, and he truly deserves his own spotlight. Please check out his work on all streaming platforms, you won’t be disappointed.
Mahalo to braddah @iamlava for jamming! I’m sorry we couldn’t fit you into the IG frame, but if you check out the full episode on our YouTube channel you’ll see the man behind the strings.
Link in bio!
He Ala Kūpono
Top Notch Automotive specializes in lifting trucks. They have taken our personal trucks, modified height and wheels, and delivered exceptional next-level super trucks. For their ten-year anniversary, we collaborated creating an aloha shirt.
“He Ala Kūpono” was designed to acknowledge the many ala - or paths - that their trucks navigate. Dependability is most important, but the intricate work they do also guided the art going into this anniversary design. These important ideas manifested in the various niho and pewa patterns that appear throughout the print. The map of Hawaiʻi Island illustrates where they operate as well as the island-wide capability of the vehicles they modify both on and off the pavement.
This design was named He Ala Kūpono, “the proper path,” not only to call to the many ala that their trucks travel, but to recognize the kūlana of Top Notch’s work.
Available tomorrow Friday 5/15 at 10AM on a Bone fabric with Ferndale and Black ink in a Buttonup.
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Holo Mai Pele
The Hawaiians decorated their kapa with designs imprinted with bamboo sticks that they carved and inscribed by hand. They carved motifs on the insides of the bamboo leand made their prints on bark cloth, using dyes they made from the plants they found in nature. This design tells the story of the travels of Pele and how she came across the great oceans in a canoe. With her family she sought a new home, considering each island until settling at Halemaʻumaʻu on the Island of Hawaiʻi. The geometric motifs represent the natural elements, the mode of transportation, and the ʻaumakua, the ancestral guardians of the family.
Available tomorrow Friday 5/15 at 10AM on a Yarrow fabric with Charcoal ink in a Pullover.
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An unbelievable up and coming artist, with a voice and style that can’t help but make you move 🕺🏽
@theekosuke absolutely crushing his single Will You Love Me In The Morning.
Check out his, and all full episodes on our YouTube channel. Link in bio.
A N A H U L U
A traditional practice of keeping time through the cycles of the moon, an anahulu was a ten day period of the lunar calendar. There are three anahulu for each lunar month.
Anahulu refers to a measured period of ten days, ten weeks, ten months, or ten years. The term conjures evocative stirrings such as keeping time and of special places, as it is also a name for a hill in North Kona, Hawaiʻi Island.
Available tomorrow Friday 5/8 at 10AM on a Gold fabric with Mac n Cheese, Cream and Chartreuse ink in a Pullover.
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K A N A K A ʻ O L E
A graphic play on the original Makaupena design. We went with linear outlines to achieve a different look and feel but keep the same integrity to storyline and content.
The original woodblock was carved by my grandpa Luka Kanaka’ole and used on the early costumes of Halau O Kekuhi. A master of his craft we honor the Kanaka’ole legacy with the continuation of our Makaupena art. -@kuhao
Available tomorrow Friday 5/8 at 10AM on a Champagne fabric with Terracotta ink in a Pullover.
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We had the best time celebrating Sig on Smith’s 10th anniversary with Umi on Smith 🎉🍡 Huge mahalo to @sigonsmith for inviting us andeveryone who came by, showed love, and helped us sell out 🤍 #Twoladieskitchen
W A I K A H A L U L U K O U
I have always been fascinated with history and looked to it as a great teacher. Desperately curious to learn from our past to help enrich the present. Recently I learned that Downtown Honoulu / Chinatown and the Honolulu Harbor, was once a small harbor village called Kou. It was named such due to the great abundance of Kou trees and its many variations of orange flowers. It was the small village of Kou that was the pioneer to the modern Downtown Honolulu that we all know today. These kou blossoms sit atop our map of Waikahalulu, bringing attention to both place names.
Available tomorrow Friday 5/1 at 10AM on an Ember Flannel fabric with Haze ink in a Long Sleeve Buttonup for Umi on Smith!
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