[{"id":266103980076,"handle":"fan-favorites","updated_at":"2024-04-28T20:45:04-10:00","published_at":"2022-02-08T10:44:42-10:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Fan Favorites - Top Ten","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eKākou Collective is a Native Hawaiian owned business headquartered in ʻEwa Beach on the island of Oʻahu. Three things that we are proud of with this business: all artwork is 100% original (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kakoucollective.com\/blogs\/mekealoha\/meet-kea-illustrator-and-founder-of-kakou-collective\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Our Founder\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eour founder\u003c\/a\u003e is also the sole illustrator), all of our paper product is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kakoucollective.com\/blogs\/craftingmoolelos\/weaving-intention-into-our-product-development-process\" title=\"Our Process\"\u003eprinted in the heart of Honolulu\u003c\/a\u003e (hulō [cheers] for supporting our local economy), and we are family owned and operated (it truly is a Kākou [we, all inclusive] thing over here). Be sure to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kakoucollective.com\/account\/register\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Create a customer account with Kakou Collective\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003esign up for a customer account\u003c\/a\u003e so that you can start receiving rewards for supporting local with Kakou Collective. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust in case you're just getting started, we put together our top ten Kakou Collective favorites (selected by our customers on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kakoucollective\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Kakou Collective Instagram\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e) if youʻre just getting started with us here. Mahalo for supporting our creativity through our mea! \u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2022-02-08T10:44:40-10:00","alt":null,"width":3024,"height":3024,"src":"\/\/kakoucollective.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/DABEF218-FB77-4E90-93D3-C9FE286DB851.jpg?v=1644353081"}},{"id":261963153452,"handle":"hui-favorites","updated_at":"2024-04-28T20:45:04-10:00","published_at":"2021-08-29T17:08:52-10:00","sort_order":"price-asc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Hui Favorites","body_html":"Here are the top five fun favorites that our Instagram ‘Ohana have been excited about. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @kakoucollective to see behind the scenes in our stories or the latest and greatest on our feed.","image":{"created_at":"2021-08-29T17:25:48-10:00","alt":null,"width":1080,"height":1080,"src":"\/\/kakoucollective.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/10951857-6566-4D91-AA9A-D71652B7A8A6.png?v=1630293948"}},{"id":270356611116,"handle":"keas-favorites","updated_at":"2024-04-28T20:45:04-10:00","published_at":"2022-05-16T16:42:26-10:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Kea's Favorites","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHi there, Iʻm Kea. The founder and sole illustrator behind Kakou Collective. Everything in our shop incorporates artwork that I've imagined, researched, and created... but I totally have favorites! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHere are my current top ten favorites (Updated May 2022). To learn more about why they made the top ten, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kakoucollective.com\/blogs\/craftingmoolelos\/keas-favorites-top-10-may-edition\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Kakou Collective Kea's Top 10 MAY 2022\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eread our latest blog here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2022-05-16T19:55:44-10:00","alt":null,"width":1080,"height":1080,"src":"\/\/kakoucollective.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Kakou_Collective_Keas_Top_10.png?v=1652766945"}},{"id":261902008364,"handle":"lei-collection","title":"Lei Collection","updated_at":"2024-04-28T20:45:04-10:00","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis iconic symbol of aloha plays a key role in our culture. Lei symbolizes love, honor, and friendship. Often used for gifting, greeting, and honoring or marking a special occasion, lei is something truly special to Hawaiʻi.\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2021-09-02T09:52:33-10:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Lei"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2021-08-18T09:15:00-10:00","alt":null,"width":2048,"height":2048,"src":"\/\/kakoucollective.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/IMG_6916_jpg.jpg?v=1630011562"}},{"id":276935147564,"handle":"lei-ki","updated_at":"2024-04-28T20:45:04-10:00","published_at":"2022-09-16T00:54:52-10:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Lei Ki","body_html":"This collection is inspired by the hilo method of lei making often utilizing ki.","image":{"created_at":"2022-09-16T00:54:51-10:00","alt":null,"width":1080,"height":1080,"src":"\/\/kakoucollective.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Lei_Ki_Card_Set_Kakou_Collective_2022.png?v=1663325692"}},{"id":261960138796,"handle":"pepili-wainola-vinyl-stickers","title":"Pepili Wainola (Vinyl Stickers)","updated_at":"2024-04-28T20:45:04-10:00","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epepili wainola\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(vinyl stickers) are weatherproof and are able to withstand exposure to wind, rain and sunlight. All of our stickers are printed in the United States on premium vinyl with a permanent adhesive and are coated with a protective laminate that makes them super durable and resistant to fading, scratching, tearing, and water. They can even be safely run through a dishwasher.\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2021-08-28T10:14:48-10:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Vinyl Sticker"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2021-08-28T10:14:47-10:00","alt":"Lei Vinyl Sticker Wrap Yeti Hydroflask Kakou Collective","width":3024,"height":3024,"src":"\/\/kakoucollective.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/IMG_7786_jpg.jpg?v=1659511534"}}]
Keʻanoaloha = Showing signs of aloha, way of aloha
This lei is created utilizing the hilo (twist or braid) method and is also used in the making of cordage. Lāʻī or ti leaves are the most common material used and are believed to possess cleansing and healing properties associated with safety and purity.
Puakenikeni Magnet
Size: 12.7 x 1.5in
Puakenikeni means ten-cent flower, pua meaning "flower" and kenikeni meaning "ten cents." Its name is derived from the early 1900's when visitors arrived by boat, and one could purchase Lei Puakenikeni for 10 cents.
Lei Kalaunui Magnet
Size 12 x 2.3 inches
Lei Kalaunu: Lit. Lei: Garland; kalaunu: crown
This is inspired by a style of lei making called lei kui (lei: garland/wreath of flowers; kui: to string pierced objects a flowers in a lei) where the decorative material is strung together.
Lei Pakalana
Size 1.1 inches x 12 inches
Pakalanais the local variety of the Chinese violet,Telosma cordata,that was brought to Hawaiʻi possibly around the mid 1800ʻs. Often sewn in single strands, then layered upon themselves, this local treasure is an intensly fragrant flower.
This iconic symbol of aloha plays a key role in our culture. Lei symbolizes love, honor, and friendship. Often used for gifting, greeting, and honoring or marking a special occasion, lei is something truly special to Hawaiʻi.
