pau hana clicks

still catching up on life so enjoy a few links unearthed from the archives:

• find out if your favorite was tops in the tasty island's portuguese sausage shootout [via mmm-yoso]

• reason no. 75 why my kitchen needs yet another gadget - the homemade green tea ice cream compliments of ma'ona.

• . . . who also happened to school readers on how to make coconut milk from scratch.

have a happy weekend!

weekly sales sheet

tomorrow marks the last sale of the summer for fashionista's market. save up to 80% on designer goods from abs, frenzii, hale bob paris, harajuku lovers, paige premium denim, tokidoki & more. bonus deals include an additional 20% off new stock and 10% off denim and clearance items (some restrictions apply).

a portion of the proceeds will benefit the autism society of hawaii.

• when: sat, aug 23rd - 9a to 5p
• where: honolulu design center, 1250 kapiolani blvd
• tix: $3 fm members, $7 general public
• fyi: take a peek at the faq before you go

scoop up the cutest dresses and accessories for both little ones and grownups during the moopiland trunk show at shasa emporium on saturday. score 10% off most moopiland creations during the show and receive a free gift with a $50 purchase.

• when: sat, aug 23rd - 11a to 4p
• where: shasa emporium, kahala mall

online, hazelnut cottage just kicked off an end of season sale! click over to the offical website or etsy shop and save 20% off all regular priced & in stock pieces. mention that you saw the sale on h|h and jan will throw in complimentary first class shipping.

• expires: thu, aug 28th

also on etsy, flaunt it maternity has a shop special on its sassy tees for expecting mamas - buy two regular priced tees and score a free tank (while supplies last)!

• secret code: ss (enter in comment box)

fighting eel showroom sale

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fighting eel just announced a 40% off sale of their spring & pre-summer 08 collections kicking off at their showroom today. alas, the online shop is excluded so hele over to the chinatown hq asap for the best selection!

• where: 47 north hotel street
• shop hours: thu to sat, 10a to 5p

denise tjarks trunk show

if you missed indie handbag designer denise tjarks at the made in hawaii festival last weekend, you have one last chance to say hello and scoop up the remaining bags from her vintage meets tropical collection before she flies back to kaua'i.

head down to chinatown later today for a pau hana trunk show with denise compliments of hifi & hawaii red magazine:

• when: thu, aug 21st - 4p to 8p
• where: bar 35, 35 north hotel street

p.s. click over to the star-bulletin for a look behind-the-scenes with denise.

ahoy soozou!

nothing makes me happier than stylish and sustainable design. add a little homegrown production to help lift local women out of poverty and you have the makings of one of my favorite new companies to hit the pages of h|h for quite sometime.

the idea for soozou, a line of handcrafted bags made from recycled sails, came to honolulu designer pia kuhlemann while she was playing around with making a surfboard bag as a birthday gift for her sweetie. she hatched the idea for using sails, which are both durable and water-resistant, at the end of its life cycle after recalling the repurposed bags made from old sailcloth that had become popular in her hometown back in hamburg.

the surfboard bag never got made but prototypes for what would become soozou proved to be the opening pia was looking for to start her own business. the former art director now spends her days cutting bag patterns by hand to best reveal the unique graphics of each recycled sailcloth and bring hints of past voyages to life. the sturdy totes are then customized with silkscreened designs, decorative stitching, grommets, and rope straps befitting its nautical past.

but it's the next chapter of soozou's story that really sets it apart since pia, with the help of a friend, helped launch an economic development program at the kokua kalihi valley health center to keep sewing production of the bags in the islands. it's a win-win situation with participants in the program receiving job training while keeping it local reduces soozou's environmental footprint and adds a little economic stimulus to the community.

alas, the online shop is currently low on stock (price point ranges from $98 to $225), however you have a chance to scoop up some soozou of your own during the official launch party friday night:

• when: fri, aug 22nd - 6p to 9:30p
• where: thirtyninehotel, 39 north hotel street

or, stop by soozou hq (inside tadpole studios) to take a peek:

• where: 1160 smith street
• shop hours: wed to fri, 12p to 6p

p.s. pia is always on the lookout for used sails. divert yours from the landfill and onto the shoulders of the islands' style set and, in exchange for your donation, you will receive a soozou bag made from your very own sail.

{via green fashion hawaii}

{update | feb 2010: soozoo can now be found in its new studio space, etown, located at 1164 smith street in chinatown}