The Kahana Designs Journal

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The Kahana Designs Journal

Stories of Hawaiian culture — the akua, the islands, the flowers, the food, and the language. Written from our studio in Kailua-Kona.

Hawaiian monk seal swimming through clear blue water on a giclée canvas print
The Hawaiian monk seal: an endangered beach dweller
The Hawaiian monk seal is one of the rarest mammals on earth — meet ʻīlioholoikauaua, the endangered beach dweller found nowhere else but Hawaiʻi. Read more...
A green sea turtle (honu) swimming over a reef in Hawaiʻi
Honu: the sacred sea turtle of the Hawaiian Islands
Meet the honu — Hawaiʻi's sacred green sea turtle. Its place in Hawaiian tradition, where to see one, and how to share the shoreline respectfully. Read more...

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