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Hawaiian Clothes

Victoria Ward Centers: Honolulu Hawaii Shopping Island & Active Wear Specialty Wear Accessories & Footwear Jewelry Shops Children's Apparel & Gifts Hawaiian Arts & Gifts Gifts & Specialty Items Home Furnishings Music, Books & Coffee Beauty Products & Salons Office Supplies & Computers Entertainment Services Island & Active Wear Allure Women's swim and exercise wear Phone: 593-8368 Allure Aloha Festivals Aloha Festivals merchandise available. 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Boudoir, Corsetiere Fine lingerie Phone: 593-2200 J. Boudoir, Corsetiere Kiyomi's Fitting Room Wedding gowns and accessories Phone: 596-0079 Kiyomi's Fitting Room Le Lotus Bleu Trendy apparel and accessories for women Phone: 589-1671 Le Lotus Bleu Linea Contemporary & funky apparel for men & women Phone: 591-8990 Linea Local Fever Local Fever features the latest fashion trends at the best prices! Phone: 593-0477 Local Fever MisFortune Full Service boutique featuring fashion forward women's apparel and accessories. Phone: 597-1556 MisFortune Noa Noa Unique Batik apparel for the entire family Phone: 593-0343 Noa Noa Nordstrom Rack Name brand shoes & clothing for family at 30-75% off retail Phone: 589-2060 Nordstrom Rack Pink C Women's clothing, lingerie, swimwear and accessories on the cutting edge of fashion. Phone: 591-8991 Pink C Ross Dress for Less home accessories and gifts, men, women's and children's shoes and apparel. Phone: 589-2275 Ross Dress for Less Second Skin MAVI Jeans for Men& Women. 7 Diamonds,Third Born,Free People, Blue Tatoo & more. Phone: 593-1056 Second Skin Sonia Daniel House of Style A boutique shopping experience like no other. Phone: 589-2336 Sonia Daniel House of Style Villa Roma Women's high fashion and trendy clothes Phone: 596-0870 Villa Roma Accessories & Footwear Birkenstock Footprints Birkenstock-authorized retailer Phone: 596-8149 Birkenstock Footprints C. June Shoes Designer women's shoes and handbags Phone: 593-9744 C. June Shoes New Balance New Balance footwear and apparel Phone: 593-7773 New Balance Nordstrom Men's Women's & Children's Shoe Store Thousands of pairs of shoes and accessories for the entire family. Phone: 593-2255 Nordstrom Men's Women's & Children's Shoe Store Paradise Sunglasses sunglasses, eyewear Phone: 596-2233 Paradise Sunglasses Silver & Socks by NOE Women's accessories & gifts Phone: 597-8183 Silver & Socks by NOE Thongs 'n Things Sandals, hats & bags Phone: 593-8229 Thongs 'n Things Urban Chic Fun temporary hair extensions Phone: Urban Chic Jewelry Shops Black Pearl Gallery Jewelry made with black pearls Phone: 597-1477 Black Pearl Gallery Island Gold Collection Hawaiian heirloom jewelry and more Phone: 597-1199 Island Gold Collection Jungle Gems Handcrafted sterling silver and gemstone jewelry Phone: 593-7811 Jungle Gems Opal Fields More than black opal, fine jewelry and gems Phone: 591-0804 Opal Fields P.S. Jewelry & Collection Fine quality 14k, 18k, and platinum jewelry incredible prices! Phone: 596-8037 P.S. Jewelry & Collection Children's Apparel & Gifts Animation Magic Cartoon character products Phone: 597-8807 Animation Magic Cupcake Boutique A stylish boutique for baby, tots and women Phone: 597-8305 Cupcake Boutique Little People Hawaii childrens surf and sea apparel, educational toys, games, gifts, accessories Phone: 593-1772 Little People Hawaii Quiksilver Youth From skate to surf, Quiksilver Youth has everything for discriminating toddlers and stylish teens Phone: 596-7699 Quiksilver Youth Taj Clubhouse Taj logo gifts & children's apparel Phone: 592-1900 Taj Clubhouse Hawaiian Art & Gifts Island Soap and Candle Works Hawaii's Best Kept Secret! Phone: 591-0533 Island Soap and Candle Works My Little Secret Hawaiian quilt items, kids' soft sculpture toys Phone: 596-2990 My Little Secret Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii Filled with the best locally made gifts, clothing, food and art as well as the most complete collection of books about Hawaii and the Pacific. Phone: 596-8885 Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii Nohea Gallery Fine arts and crafts from Hawaii Phone: 596-0074 Nohea Gallery Nohea Gallery at Ward Centre Fine arts and crafts from Hawaii Phone: 591-9001 Nohea Gallery at Ward Centre The Gallery at Ward Centre Artworks of 13 Hawai`i artists Phone: 597-8034 The Gallery at Ward Centre Gifts & Specialty Items Animation Addict Phone: 5962224 Animation Addict As Seen On TV As Seen on TV products and more! Phone: 5937712 As Seen On TV Brookstone Unique, innovative & fun products Phone: 593-3232 Brookstone Calendar Club Calendars and Games! 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Phone: 593-2733 Red Pineapple Sedona Products for personel and spiritual growth Phone: 591-8010 Sedona Shekinah Glory Personalized bracelets, t-shirts and accessories Phone: 589-1279 Shekinah Glory Successories of Hawaii personal and business motivational products Phone: 592-6400 Successories of Hawaii Welcome to The Islands featuring elegant, island-inspired designs that complement island lifestyles around the globe Phone: 593-2035 Welcome to The Islands Home Furnishings Bath & Butler Products & accessories for the bathroom Phone: 596-BATH Bath & Butler Cottage By the Sea Hawaii's first cottage-style home decor and gift boutique. Find a thoughtful gift for your best friend, mother, neighbor or teacher at this charming store set in a garden theme. Phone: 5919811 Cottage By the Sea Executive Chef/Bath & Butler Cookware, housewares, gourmet food products Phone: 596-CHEF Executive Chef/Bath & Butler Marukai 99 Shop Housewares and more for 99 and up Phone: 589-1132 Marukai 99 Shop Pier 1 Imports Decorative home furnishings, accessories and gifts Phone: 589-1212 Pier 1 Imports SoHa Home furnishings store with a twist of tropical urban styling. Phone: 591-9777 SoHa Music , Books & Coffee Borders Books & Music Extensive collection of books and music, cafe Phone: 591-8995 Borders Books & Music Island Guitars Guitars & accessories Phone: 591-2910 Island Guitars Logos Bookstore General & Christian books, music & gifts Phone: 596-8890 Logos Bookstore Starbucks Coffee Coffee drinks, products and accessories Phone: 593-1945 Starbucks Coffee Starbucks Coffee Coffee drinks, products and accessories Phone: 589-2012 Starbucks Coffee Beauty Products & Salons Bobbi & Guy Beauty Supply Discount hair care, skin care and accessories Phone: 591-6400 Bobbi & Guy Beauty Supply First Impression Nail Salon nails salon and hand and foot reflexology Phone: 597-8942 First Impression Nail Salon Merle Norman Cosmetics Cosmetics and accessories Phone: 591-1131 Merle Norman Cosmetics Paul Brown Salon & Day Spa Full-service salon and day spa Phone: 591-1881 Paul Brown Salon & Day Spa Raiz Salon Raiz brings a stylish Asian twist to local dos. Phone: 597-1175 Raiz Salon Salon Bobbi & Guy A full-service salon for men and women Phone: 591-2899 Salon Bobbi & Guy Office Supplies & Computers Office Depot Office supplies, computers & electronics Phone: 589-2555 Office Depot Entertainment Bose Entertainment Center Boasts a high-tech look & customer-friendly environment, it is a feast for the senses. Phone: 591-2673 Bose Entertainment Center Consolidated's Ward 16 Theatre Discover Hawaii's most exciting theatre Phone: 593-3000 Consolidated's Ward 16 Theatre Dave and Buster's Entertainment and dining thats the first of its kind in Hawaii. Phone: 589-2215 Dave and Buster's Video Life Home and personal audio and video entertainment products Phone: 597-8825 Video Life Services Concierge Services at Ward Concierge Services at Ward makes shopping and dining easier for customers. Phone: 597-1243 Concierge Services at Ward Fantastic Shots Fantastic Shots at Fantastic prices Phone: 589-2882 Fantastic Shots Gayle, Weddings & Lifetime Events creating an elegant, simple, memorable, and romantic event of a lifetime. Phone: 808-845-2400 / (toll free) 877-459-1300 Gayle, Weddings & Lifetime Events Hawaiian Telcom Telephones and accessories Phone: 592-2420 Hawaiian Telcom InSpecs Eyewear Entire Selection is $39.99 and includes frame, lens, case, & cloth! Phone: 591-0136 InSpecs Eyewear Rainforest at Ward Fresh flowers, leis and plants Phone: 591-9999 Rainforest at Ward Wireless Works Offering Verizon Wireless cellular serivice plans and phones for new and existing customers, and accessories. Phone: 591-8707 Wireless Works

Hawaii Travel

Hawaii Travel Guide - USA Tourist Hawaii The Hawaiian Islands are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean The Hawaiian Islands are located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean approximately 2,400 miles (4.000 km) southwest of California. You can go there only by airplane or boat. There are six major islands : Oahu, Maui, The Big Island of Hawaii, Kauai, Molokai and Lanai. Each island is unique and may feature live volcanoes, lava flows, tropical rain forests, beautiful beaches, sugar cane fields, pineapple plantations or historic sites. These tropical paradises attract about 7 million tourists each year, but most visitors only see one or two of the islands. You can easily travel between the islands by using one of the two domestic airlines: Aloha or Hawaiian. Flights are frequent and inexpensive. When landing at each airport, be sure to look for the racks of free coupon magazines. Each island has its own coupon book with lots of discounts. Oahu Coast Hawaii has a wonderful climate The climate is consistent and enjoyable. Temperatures seldom fall below 65 degrees or rise above 80 throughout the year. A pleasant breeze frequently cools the day. Don't forget your sunscreen, or sunblock! In such pleasant conditions, you can easily forget that the tropical sun causes severe sunburn to anyone not accustomed to it. Rainfall varies by location but can be an almost daily occurrence in the rain forests. The Aloha Spirit is prevalent everywhere Visitors are warmly welcomed and quickly enveloped by the "Aloha" spirit of Hawaii. Life is very informal on the islands and the dress is casual. Take lots of casual warm weather clothing and don't forget your swimwear! Men visiting the islands usually buy and wear "Aloha shirts" made of bright colorful fabrics. Women usually buy colorful muumuus (loose fitting comfortable dresses that can be worn anywhere in Hawaii). Go Hawaii Card: Unlimited Admission at over 25 Oahu Attractions and Tours PLUS! Savings and Special Offers on shopping, dining and much more Get unlimited admissions including Circle Island Tour, Makani Catamaran tours, Waikiki Trolley, USS Arizona Memorial Audio Tour, Bike, snorkel and beach gear rentals, Historic Museums and much more! Save up to 25% on luaus, shows, dining, shopping and more Get a 100-page, full-color pocket guidebook to help you plan your Hawaiian vacation! BONUS Your choice of a Free Surfing Lesson or Free full day car rental. The different islands offer a variety of features There are numerous recreational opportunities on the islands. You can swim, surf, scuba dive, snorkel, sail, fish, golf or just see the sights. The famous Hawaiian surf is among the biggest and best in the world. Remember these two rules when surfing in Hawaii: 1. Never turn your back on the ocean! 2. If the natives are not in the water, stay out! When picking which islands to visit, consider the type of activities you enjoy. Some islands provide lots of nightlife and lots of sports or recreational opportunities. Others offer spectacular scenery or quiet beaches and solitude. Polynesian Hula Dancers Accommodations on the islands include plenty of hotels and motels in various price ranges. If you stay longer than a few days, there are also lots of condominiums and apartments for rent. Car rentals are readily available and are the best way to see all of the spectacular scenery on most of the islands. When visiting Oahu, long-term car rentals are not a good choice as parking is very limited in Honolulu. Tour busses and daily car rentals are much better options on Oahu. Hawaii has a strict quarantine Hawaii enforces a strict quarantine inspection upon arrival. You will not be allowed to take any fresh fruit, flowers, plants and certain meats into the state. Small sniffer dogs very efficiently search all luggage and passengers on arrival. Written by: Joane Hawaii compare price, make reservations compare price, make reservations compare price, make reservations Hawaii Pages Main Page Island Guide Honolulu Time and Temperature Other Cool Places California New York Florida Disney World Las Vegas Colorado Utah Arizona South Dakota Washington DC South Carolina Nashville, Tennessee Texas Hawaii Links Honolulu, Hawaii hotel and vacation guide : Hotel and vacation guide to Honolulu, Hawaii. Plan your trip to Oahu, Maui, lanai, Kauai today and book your hotel online. Discount Kauai Tours and Activities Choose from a wide variety of activities ranging from off-the-beaten-path land and water tours, NaPali Cruises, soaring Zipline tours, helicopter tours, and much more all at discount prices. HelloHonolulu.com -- Local Honolulu City Guide Planet BnB offers a convenient Hawaii Bed and Breakfast Directory information guide. For the wine loving traveler, the website Wineries and Vineyards features nearby Hawaii Wineries and Vineyard tours . Say Aloha to Great Fares to Hawaii! Aloha Airlines provides frequent, convenient, all-jet service connecting the five major airports in the State of Hawaii (Hilo, Hawaii; Honolulu, Oahu; Kahului, Maui; Kona, Hawaii; Lihue, Kauai). Save money with the Go Hawaii Card. Youll get unlimited admission to the top attractions plus your choice of a free surfing lesson or full-day car rental! Go Hawaii Card: Unlimited Admission at over 25 Oahu Attractions and Tours for one low price. Go Pacific is a very comprehensive site with good information about visiting Hawaii. For over 500 pages of information visit http://www.gopacific.com Hawaii State Vacation Planner has information on four of the most popular islands. You can take an island tour, find accommodations, get shopping information, and read interesting stories about the islands. http://www.hshawaii.com/ Hawaii Convention and Visitors Bureau has information about attractions, events, accommodations, transportation and more. http://www.visit.hawaii.org/ The Pictures from Hawaii page has many beautiful photos of Hawaii to get you into the "Aloha" spirit! http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/hawaii/ Inter-Island Hawaii Adventures has coupons for discounted air fares between the islands. http://travelhawaii.net/index1.html Hawaii Weather and Surf has reports for the most popular destinations. http://www.hawaii.edu/News/weather.html Tell a friend about this page! Click Here!

Hawaiian Quilt Collection [

Collections - Special - North American Indian and Native Hawaiian About special collections North American Indian and Native Hawaiian Quilt Collection [ click here to see samples ] Native quilters in the Hawaiian Islands and on the North American continent have long used colors and designs distinctly their own to make quilts which function in ways both similar to other cultural groups as well as in ways that have specific tribal or pan-Indian meanings. Quilts have been used in nearly every Native community for everyday purposes such as bed coverings, shelter coverings, infants' swing cradles, weather insulation, and providing a soft place to sit on the ground. In some communities, quilts are also used to honor individuals, in ceremonies, and in a variety of activities that strengthen community life. Native peoples in the Hawaiian Islands and North America have always had many indigenous traditions of textile production and use; the materials and skills of quiltmaking had many precedents in these communities. When commercially-manufactured cloth and steel needles became available to native peoples, it was not surprising that, adept at similar craft forms, they quickly picked up quiltmaking. Native needleworkers continually combine or replace old materials and technologies with new. Finger-woven animal pelt blankets have been replaced by wool blankets and quilts, hides replaced by cotton fabrics, and awls and needles replaced by sewing machines and rotary cutters. The initial conveyance of quilting skills to Native peoples occurred in the nineteenth century with the establishment of mission schools and churches in Native communities. Numerous references in missionary diaries and letters, mission records and newsletters, and oral histories point to the substantial influence that Christian denominational mission churches and schools had in introducing quiltmaking to Native peoples. Through both formal instruction and in the context of affiliated women's social groups, missions promoted Euro-American domestic arts, including quiltmaking and other forms of needlework. Whether Mennonite missions on Hopi land, Mormon missions in Utah and Nevada, Quaker mission schools in Pennsylvania, or Catholic missions in frontier outposts, these Christian evangelical and educational efforts were instrumental in introducing and sustaining interest in these crafts. Within Native communities, quilts are often used to mark rites of passage or special occasions and to honor individuals for their special achievements or contributions. At naming ceremonies, quilts are given to friends and family in honor of the loved one being named. Students graduating from high schools or college are given quilts as a sign or recognition of their academic accomplishments. Athletes winning competitive events are given quilts for their physical achievements. Veterans returning from military service are honored with quilts to thank them for their bravery and personal sacrifice. Any one who has contributed significantly to his or her own, family's or community's well being is honored, either by being given a quilt or having quilts given away on their behalf. Production techniques (patchwork, appliqué, quilting, tied work), material preparation (batting, recycling cloth), patchwork patterns, quilting designs, and quilt names were shared among Native and non-Native quiltmakers. Yet choices of patterns, construction techniques, materials, and names often are tied to Native or tribal identity. Native artists adapt the beadwork, rug weaving, and basket weaving patterns of their cultural heritage of their own experience into their quilts. Color choices often reflect the Native quilter's close spritual ties to the natural world. Many times Native quilters, irrespective of their own tribal background, will select printed fabrics that incorporate Southwestern or pan-Indian imagery, such as eagles, running horses, or motifs from or resembling those of Navajo rugs. Of all the discrete collections of the MSU Museum's quilt collections perhaps the most important is the collection of North American Indian and Native Hawaiian quilts. Several museums have one or a few samples of Native quilts and a handful of museums have quilts specializing in the quilts of one culture or tribe (for instance Native Hawaiian or Lakota Sioux) but no other musuem in the world has a collection that not only represents the breadth and diversity of Native quilting in North Amercia but also is accompanied by documentary information resulting from historical and ethnographic research. There are a number of reasons why Native quilters have been so little known to those outside their families or communities and that museums have so few examples in their collections, but perhaps the chief reasons were that it is an art form that has appeared so extensively in everyday life and that it was primarily the result of indigenous cultural contact with outsiders. Considered commonplace and perceived firmly tied to a European rather than a Native artistic tradition, quilts, unlike other Native arts, were historically not collected or studied as items of ethnographic, aesthetic, or marketplace value. In addition, most quilts made within Native communities were made for everyday use; even those made and given in ceremonies were intended for everyday use. Thus, there are few extant historical quilts in either private or public collections. The first Native American quilt acquired by the Michigan State University Museum was one documented in a Michigan Quilt Project Discovery Day in 1985. The quilt, made c. 1920 by Margaret (or Anna) David, an Odawa quilter, from Peshawbestown, Michigan has distinctively Woodland Indian floral motifs in the corners and sides of a traditional Star quilt pattern. It was donated by a non-Native family who had acquired it from its maker. Subsequent research has uncovered five more quilts done in this style and has revealed that the quilter was probably affiliated with a group of women who quilted together in the basement of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Peshawbestown, Michigan, a community where Ojibwa and Odawa had long resided. Additional research by museum staff on Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi quilting resulted in the collection of narratives, photographs, and quilts documenting the long-time engagement in quilting by many Native women in the region. Working in tandem with the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, Atlatl (the national service organization for professional Native artists), and many tribal museums as well as quilters, collectors, and other scholars, the Michigan State University Museum staff continued to document Native quilting traditions throughout the United States and Canada. These efforts have resulted in the exhibition "To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions" that toured to major museums across the nation, a smaller version of the exhibit that is touring to tribal museums, a publication, and the collection of well-documented quilts and related materials at MSU. -- by Marsha MacDowell [excerpt from Marsha MacDowell, ed., Great Lakes,Great Quilts. Concord, California: C&T Publishing, 2001] GLQC Home About GLQC Collections Exhibits Programs Publications Internships/Volunteers Quilt Index On–Line Newsletter Virtual Quilt Sponsors/Endowments Links Quilt Care Site Info Contact Us