Jagged peaks, sinuous waves, bold intersecting lines — ancient Hawaiians used relatively few designs to adorn a wide variety of objects, from humble household goods to royal capes and fans, as well as ...

This decorated Hawaiian kapa (barkcloth) skirt is part of a new exhibit at Honolulu's Bishop Museum, "Hulia ‘Ano: Inspired Patterns." Photo Credit: Courtesy of Bishop Museum A new exhibit at the ...

Arguably no other pattern conjures up summer, vacations, and the good life like the Hawaiian print. Much maligned in recent decades, the tropical motif has blossomed of late on a variety of labels and ...

Hawaiian patterns and designs were incorporated into daily life, exemplified at left in printed bark cloth, knotted nets and a plaited mat. At right, Taupouri Tangaro’s “Wa‘awa‘ahia Pa‘u,” made from ...

A pattern of earthen berms, spread across a northern peninsula of the big island of Hawaii, is providing archeologists with clues to exactly how residents farmed in paradise long before Europeans ...

Guest can also bring their own garment to help customize Puamana Crabbe signature applique.

The techniques in making kapa a traditional fiber art of Hawaii result in bold and colorful linear and geometric patterns. Made from the fibers of native plants, kapa (or bark cloth) was used ...