By Kahua is a small sewing business based in Puna, Hawaiʻi, founded by Kahuakaʻi Rapoza, a 24-year-old sewist creating patchwork hoodies, blankets, and thoughtfully made lifestyle goods.

With a background in teaching biology and performing arts, Big Island-based author and artist Erzsi Kuba Palko has shifted her love of ecology and visual storytelling from the classroom and stage to the page in a new children’s picture book with opaque watercolor paintings inspired by ʻōhiʻa trees and native species.

As the founder and designer behind the brand Lōʻihi, Alyssa Rodrigues creates ocean-inspired art and apparel rooted in Hawaiʻi, guided by a commitment to sustainability.

Sachelle Dae creates expressive and abstract oil paintings inspired by the landscapes and life from her Maui home.

Oʻahu-born and raised artist Samson Tanoa Low works with molten glass to create art inspired by his Hawaiian culture.

Kauaʻi-based printmaker Leslie Frasier is a self-taught maker of fiber arts and crafts.

Maui illustrator Jillian Ikehara aims to share authentic stories about Hawaiʻi’s history, culture, and people through character design, comics, and narrative illustration.

Hawaiʻi Island artist Lindsay Dennis starts her process with pencil and paper, sketching designs and patterns out by hand that will become a finished puzzle composed of beautiful glass pieces.

Sheanae Tam is the Oʻahu-born and raised artist, educator, and mahiʻai from the ahupuaʻa of Kailua.

Meet Jessie Wheeler, the heart and hands behind Made by Mama, a small business specializing in handcrafted clay lei, earrings and accessories rooted in creativity, transformation and love.