Hannah Kaʻiulani Coburn
Digital News ProducerHannah Kaʻiulani Coburn is a graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi's journalism program. She has previously written for Ka Wai Ola and hopes that her passion for storytelling will leave a positive impact on the Native Hawaiian community.
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OHkay Collection was founded by two moms brought together by a shared love for meaningful gift-giving and celebrating life’s special moments.
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Rooted in Hawaiian and Mexican heritage, La Tienda blends both cultures to inspire quilt-like creations made from an ʻohana in Lahaina, Maui. La Tienda, which means the store, was founded by Pua, a Native Hawaiian born and raised in Hawaiʻi, and Abraham, who is from Mexico.
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House of Hinu is a creative sanctuary that honors the art of lei-making through the lens of mindfulness and modern materials.
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Haunani Miyasato is the founder of Kaulana Mahina, a Hilo-based business that perpetuates Hawaiian lunar knowledge through educational materials, workshops, and Hawaiian moon calendars.
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Since 2000, Steven Neill has sold his hand-crafted signs exclusively through art galleries and has created over 13,000 signs as of early 2026.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sachelle Dae creates expressive and abstract oil paintings inspired by the landscapes and life from her Maui home.
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Oʻahu-born and raised artist Samson Tanoa Low works with molten glass to create art inspired by his Hawaiian culture.