New for summer 2022 – wahine sleeveless tops with a relaxed straight fit and side slits. A bright green Laua’e blockprint design adds a fun Hawaiian touch. I will have these available at Agfest on June 4th and the Ki Ho’alu Festival on June 26th while supplies last. (see past posts for details on events)
One of my best selling Pillow Cover designs, the Laua’e, is now sewn in a beautiful brown/gray cotton fabric which complements the current trend in gray home decor. The Laua’e blockprint is hand printed in a dark green and is repeated over the entire pillow cover for a Hawaiian accent to any home.
The Slack Key Festival is back at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, June 26th, 2022, from 1pm until sunset!
I will be set up along the breezeway with my home decor and new wahine clothing. I am looking forward to great live music, reconnecting with friends, hula sisters and welcoming new and returning customers. This long awaited event is free to the public so bring a low beach chair or mat and enjoy a beautiful Maui tradition.
I will have a table at Agfest 2022 on June 4, 2022 at the War Memorial Special Events Field in Wailuku. This popular fair will run from 9am – 4pm and admission is free. I will have clothing and home decor to purchase with a focus on plants of Hawai’i.
I am currently selling at this kama’aina favorite fair once or twice a month. I am now a “floater” vendor with no permanent booth, but I try to obtain a booth in the 1st row to the right of the entrance ramp.
April 20-23, 2022 in Hilo, Hawai’i. This much anticipated event will return even though there will be no tickets sold for the Merrie Monarch Hula competition. Hours for the fair: 9am – 5pm Wednesday through Friday, Saturday 9am – 4pm. I will be in the Butler building next to the gym.
The annual Ho’omau fundraiser for Na Leo Pulama O Maui will be held March 26, 2022 at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens in Kahului from 9am – sunset. I will have a booth and be selling my clothing and home decor. Cost: $15 advance or $20 at the gate. 150 Kanaloa Avenue, Kahului.
Ho’omau 2022: I will be at several in-person craft fairs this spring 2022, beginning with the all day fundraiser for the Hawaiian language immersion preschool – Punana Leo o Maui on March 26th at the Maui Botanical Gardens in Kahului. Some of the performances will includes award winning entertainers such as Kuana Torres Kahele, Josh Tatofi, Napua Grieg and Halau Na Lei Kaumaka o Uka, Ikaika Blackburn, Halau Kekuaokala’au’ala’iliahi and many more. The craft fair with beautiful Hawaiian products is a much anticipated Maui event for locals and visitors alike. Tickets $15 advance, $20 at the door. Hours 9am – sunset.
Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Arts and Craft Fair: April 20-23, 2022 in Hilo from 9am -5pm (Saturday 9am -4pm). I will have a booth in the Butler building next to the gym. Come the first day if possible for the best selection as I am usually sold out by the third day. This year there will also be tickets sold to the public for Ho’ike night on Wednesday, April 20th. Tickets are cash only ($5), sold in person, on a first come first serve basis. (No tickets will be sold for the Hula competition nights).
I took this photo back in 2019 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. All the keiki had removed their slippers and went on stage to perform, leaving this cute array of shoes all over the pavement. It will be wonderful when we restart these performances again where we can gather, hug, honi and celebrate the Hawaiian culture through hula and music.
Mahalo to all my customers who came out to the in-person Made in Maui Festival and purchased my blockprint art. It was so good to see you and talk story! Mahalo also to those who supported my online store with your purchases during the first and second Festival days. I am so grateful to all of you!
There may be an in-person Merrie Monarch Invitational Hawaiian Arts Festival in April, so fingers crossed and I had many requests for appearing again at the Saturday Swap Meet in Kahului. Once this latest Omicron covid variant subsides, I may return on a regular basis.
Hau’oli Makahiki Hou & Malama pono,
Palapala
Introducing my new Kalo Pillow Cover in a green fabric, handprinted with my Kalo blockprint and a new Honu Drink Mat set in dark green fabric with a light green blockprint of the Honu.
