Monthly Archives: March 2011

PDF Pattern: Coffee cup cozy

A fellow hula sister of mine, Hoku, asked me to make a coffee cozy with Hawaiian print fabric to give our Kumu as one of her birthday gifts (back in January).  I drew this little PDF because we also figured … Continue reading

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RIP Herb Kawainui Kane (1928-2011)

Pa’u Riders of Old Hawai’i His legacy will persist through his works and contributions to Hawai’i — we as a people have been truly blessed to have a person like him generously share his passion and mana’o. “Herb Kane helped … Continue reading

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Live webcam of Kilauea

Ever since the new fissure eruption that occurred on Saturday I’ve been regularly checking up on this USGS webcam. This is really cool and looks especially interesting at night when it’s completely dark outside, so that the only thing you … Continue reading

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Currently at the Honolulu Academy of Arts

Red Sails by Arman Manookian “Indeed, like Gauguin in Tahiti, Manookian’s theory of abstraction freed him to re-imagine Hawaii, and to picture it as a dazzling earthly paradise far removed from the corruption and sorrows of contemporary society.” On exhibition … Continue reading

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