One of Ohana Ent's Favorite sites when shopping around for everything with the Island theme is Hapa|Hale. Admit it, all of us have googled for "hawaiian clothes, pacific island jewelry, hawaiian fashion, etc" and bookmarked it to find out that we can never seem to locate it ever again !! The frustration builds and you give up. The genius behind Hape|Hane tells the story on how she created this blog to make life simpler for the rest of us. Everything in one awesome blog !!
www.hapahale.comabout h|h
hapa hale is the low down on where to find all things modern & fresh from the islands of hawai'i. it all started out of my own frustration trying to locate well designed finds that have a more modern aesthetic &/or honor the old ways of the islands.
living on the mainland makes it even more difficult to bring a modern island style to my home away from home. it truly seemed to be a task of futility since the only way to find such elusive goodness required endless slogging through vacation rental listings and lots of things which are simply not my thing. if you have ever googled "hawaii" + "[fill in the blank]" you know my pain.
so my one and only new year's resolution was to create a blog to feature all the lovely things kama'aina are making, be they in hawai'i or off in the great world, as well as anything else island inspired that catches my fancy.
when i find them, good travel deals (filed under jet set) and off the beaten path things to do in hawai'i (filed under adventure and wish you were here) will also be posted because i am always on the hunt for something different to do when i go home (and i firmly believe that more locals should explore all the wonder that awaits them in their backyard).
and that, quite simply, is the hapa|hale manifesto!
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fyi - if you're from hawai'i then disregard the following pronunciation guide for *hapa hale* (and, yes, it is a play on words):
1. ha-pa - person of mixed ancestry
2. ha-le - house or building
* remember each word has two syllables
* the "a" is pronounced "ah"
* don't pronounce hale like "hail" unless you would like a kick in the 'okole
