10% off chearrings

oriana earrings

if you have been coveting the delightfully girly concoctions from chearrings jewelry, you'll be happy to learn that the suvine collection (featured earlier this summer) is currently on sale. saving 10% on your order will be a piece of cake so the tricky part will be deciding what to add to your basket.

• secret code: suvine (enter in the customer code box)

happy shopping! 

ocean vodka

one of the things on my "to do" list while i was home was to check out first friday in chinatown. we didn't get far when my mom spotted the hasr wine co. and drifted into their courtyard to check out the wine tasting going on inside.

while my mom was off investigating the wines, i spotted bottles of maui-based ocean vodka (which was launched earlier this summer) being poured. since a strong cup of tea is as hard as i go, i nudged my other half who was game to sample the first vodka made in hawaii (his review: smooth!).

unfortunately, the faa ban on liquids prohibited us from picking up anything larger than a trial size bottle to stash in our suitcase so hopefully ocean vodka will be stocked on the mainland soon.

here are a few cool things about the company for those of you thinking of adding a bottle of ocean vodka to your home bar:

1. the vodka is organic
2. it's made from actual ocean water (courtesy of the folks behind mahalo deep water)
3. they have pledged to donate a portion of profits to environmental groups working to save the ocean

as for me, i managed to score a few bottles of pineapple & mango soda from waialua soda works before the night was over (review: refreshing!).

get up and go

waimea canyon, kaua'i

luckily, the fella & i were able to take advantage of the super sale fares to the neighbor islands on this last trip home. if you haven't gotten around to booking your ticket yet, the $29 one-way airfare sale has returned so go explore the world in your backyard instead of taking yet another trip to vegas.

and if you go to kaua'i, where this photo was snapped, check out the oki diner in lihue where they whip up macadamia nut pancakes & homemade syrups that are even better than eggs 'n things!

details:

• book it: sat, sep 9th
• fly: now to dec 31st*
• blackout: veteran's day, thanksgiving, xmas & new year's

the choice is yours: aloha airlines (*must travel by dec 28th) | go! | hawaiian airlines

muumuu heaven freebie

ku'uipo coral + monsterra dreaming

one of the many life meets blog moments happened on the flight home when mu'umu'u heaven was featured on hawaiian airlines' in-flight programming/magazine. it was nice to get a glimpse into life at mu'umu'u heaven which seemed to be filled with pretty girls twirling around in their fabulous skirts while a wee baby and happy dog played in the background.

and what do i find in my inbox yesterday but news of a size addition to mu'umu'u heaven's collection (extra large, natch) plus a sweet mahalo freebie for their expanding fan base.

details:

• order a one-of-a-kind skirt *or* embellished tank & receive an embellished i (heart) recycling tank top
• request sml or lrg on order form if the standard issue med/one size fits all won't work for you
• offer expires sat, sep 30th

roselani ice cream

back on the mainland after yet another too short visit home. one of the highlights was sampling roselani ice cream which was super onolicious. today we stopped by the grocery store to stock the pantry and i spent far too long in the freezer section searching for something . . . anything that could compare to roselani's luscious kona mud pie.

instead i came home disappointed and empty handed (a first for me, the self proclaimed ice cream addict). even b+j's failed to make it into the basket so i'll just have to wait for my next visit to scoop up more kona mud pie (yep, it is that good). maui-based roselani does not ship to the mainland but you can find flavors like banana mac crunch, haupia, mango 'n cream & more all over the islands.