Hawaiiana

Growing up in Hawai‘i, one cannot help but be influenced by its natural beauty and ancient culture. Although I am keiki o ka ‘āina, I am not kanaka and therefore the kuleana to hana pono and approach Hawaiian design with respect and reverence bears an even greater imperative. While I have no doubt that I sometimes miss the mark, my goal is to avoid the hoʻohawaiʻi tendencies of the larger tourist-oriented retailers (who typically hire malahini artists to design into a mainland clientele's caricaturization of Hawai‘i) and to represent the mana, moʻomeheu and moʻolelo of the ‘āina with deference while creating art with a modern and yet timeless sensibility.