Blog: Musings
The Meaning in What We Wear – Value in Slow (Pt III)
(This is part III in our series on living slow. Catch up on part I and part II) Meaning in what we wear. We seem to have evolved into a society that puts a lot of emphasis on material goods. Clothing and fashion is often a symbol of the 'haves' and the 'have nots', of...
Slow Fashion – Another Way? – Value in Slow (Pt II)
(This is part II in our series on living slow. Catch up on part I) Slow Fashion - another way? Slow Movements began with Slow Food as a reaction to fast food in 1986 Italy and has been growing ever since. Slow Food became so popular that it spawned a series of other...
Living slow, living well – There’s value in slow (Pt I)
(This is part I in our series on living slow) Slowing down. Living slow. Its been in the social consciousness for a while now. Slow food, slow cities, slow parenting. There have been festivals, magazines, blogs, and entire social movements dedicated to slowing down....
Introducing the Zoanthid Capsule Collection
The New Zoanthid Capsule Collection Diving the North Shore is tragically, but necessarily seasonal on Oahu. Truth be told, any wet dive is a great dive to us, but the diversity of marine life that the North Shore brings is so refreshing each spring, we really look...
Oh to Be in the Sea and A Nod to the Makahiki
I suspect many of you are like me in that the ocean has at least a bit of a hold on you.. Be it jumping in for a scuba dive, paddling around in the shallows or simply gazing on all that deep sapphire water, the ocean has a connection to and a magnetism for many of us....
Musing the Relevance of Jewelry
What is fashion jewelry, or art jewelry? Are they different from 'arts and crafts jewelry'? What's the difference between "modern" and "contemporary"? And what distinguishes them from each other'? All these questions - and so many different answers! Most people have a...
Honu Love – Hawaiian Green Turtle Jewelry
Happy new year! I hope your new year was fantastic, although I'm sure it feels like a distant memory. We've brought a number of new items out for the new year, but the most anticipated has certainly been our honu. If you aren't familiar with them, Honu are Hawaiian...
Barbless Circle Hook Bracelets for Men and Women
AUTHENTICITY. Now there's a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. Its a little ironic in that despite its frequency as a word, it's not all that common to find as a quality. Tricky thing this authenticity - being true to ones own values, walking the...
Fish Hooks vs Sharks, Honu & Seals pt IV – Benefits of Barbless Circle Hooks
(This is part IV of a IV part series on the Benefits of Barbless Circle Hooks. Catch up on Part I, Part II and Part III) In my last post, we left off at the controversy of using barbless circle hooks. This post I wanted to take a closer look at the benefits of...