Now that no one’s watching to see if you’re naughty or nice, you can let down your hair and start being impulsive. Start with something harmless, like a spur-of-the-moment purchase from Noelani Designs.

Choose a large, watery-green turquoise drop pendant joined with delicate yet sturdy 14 karat gold-filled or sterling silver chain. Or, one of her luminous abalone and mother of pearl shell earrings, perhaps matched with strands of fresh water pearls or pineapple quartz. If you can’t decide, host a home show to get your friends’ advice, and 20 percent of sales in free... Read more »

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These days you’re “i”-ing everything. Your iPod is hooked up to iTunes, synced with your iPhone and backed up on iMac, when you’re not organizing your iLife, on the computer at least. With all this delicate technology surrounding you, it’s time you got some premium iProtection.

Enter InCase products, designed in part by Kailua-boy and Kamehameha grad Moses Aipa. With a sophisticated local style – that is, not a lot of flash or clutter, and in a subtle rainbow of colors – InCase guards your gear with sleek, innovative goods that never get in the way or hide... Read more »

Five events worth waiting for (in no particular order):

-Your first kiss
-Your first real kiss
-Finding a boyfriend without PPS (Peter Pan Syndrome)
-Finding a perfect pair of jeans
and
-The grand reopening of Seaweed Boutique.

It’s true, Lauren Hewett Caldiero’s handcrafted Pua Jewelry is finally back online today at Seaweed Boutique after a vacation-slash-maternity Read more »

With you, green is always in fashion – not just today.

You and your eco-aware friends are always shopping for the latest in sustainable, environmentally friendly clothing.

Lucky for you the one-year-old Big Island clothing brand The Organik is bringing its 2008 collection of T-shirts, hoodies, and other casual wear to O‘ahu for a fashion show tonight at Hard Rock Café.

The Organik’s comfortable basics come with a special pedigree. Each top is printed with an original graphic... Read more »

 1988. Left, right, left. In walk the popular girls (you’re in front, duh!): sky-high bangs (love the hairspray), Gotcha Pro tees with sleeves rolled up (showoffs), new JimmyZ velcro shorts (score!). The vision of high school cool. Sigh.

Today you can still be in, just by wearing classic designs that fit you, not the era. Start by joining the ranks of Social Propaganda, a Hilo design collective founded by four friends – one is Hawaii native and well-known model Leilani Bishop --  who aim to spread cool throughout remote islands and... Read more »