Arguably no other pattern conjures up summer, vacations, and the good life like the Hawaiian print. Much maligned in recent decades, the tropical motif has blossomed of late on a variety of labels and ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Here’s a way you can sew your own quilt. The Hawaiian Quilt Collection is donating free, do-it-yourself kits and patterns to every interested household address. The kits include ...

This decorated Hawaiian kapa (barkcloth) skirt is part of a new exhibit at Honolulu's Bishop Museum, "Hulia ‘Ano: Inspired Patterns." Photo Credit: Courtesy of Bishop Museum A new exhibit at the ...

Hawaiian patterns and designs were incorporated into daily life, exemplified at left in printed bark cloth, knotted nets and a plaited mat. At right, Taupouri Tangaro’s “Wa‘awa‘ahia Pa‘u,” made from ...

A new generation of Hawaiian creative consultants is challenging our expectations for indigenous design. The phrase “Hawaiian design” calls to mind familiar visual tropes: kapa patterns, hula dancers, ...