• Island Treasures: Ginger Sandell

    How many people have you known who could create fine art as well as they “crunch numbers?” Ginger Sandell can do both, and do them well! Fully retired from her CPA career in 2020, Ginger is finally able to focus…

  • Island Treasures: Tiger Shark Nutcracker

    Love for a place can express itself in many ways, depending on one’s interests, experience, and talents. Jim Harrold feels fortunate that his 35 years in woodworking allows him to design and build original wood products that dovetail nicely with…

  • Island Treasures: Shelly Batha Art

    Swimming in the ocean, hiking, yoga, and appreciating what’s around her in nature, are some of the things that inspire Shelly Batha’s art. When Shelly and her husband moved to Hawai‘i Island in 2008 from Bend, Oregon they planned for…

  • Island Treasures: Gary Leveque and Karen Spachner

    Gary Leveque first visited Hawai‘i Island in 1985 while on tour with Showcase Hawai‘i. He had been living on O‘ahu since 1982, while attending Brigham Young Universityʻs Hawai‘i campus. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in fine arts and also his…

  • Island Treasures: Tai Lake Fine Woodworking

    Tai Lake and his family design and build fine furniture from Hawai‘i Island-grown woods. Their wood comes from trees slated for removal or storm fallen. 2020 marks 40 years since Tai moved to Hawai‘i Island. The workshop on his property…

  • Island Treasures: Hawaii’s Gift Baskets

    Hawaii’s Gift Baskets offers local arts, crafts, and food items made by people who live on Hawai‘i Island, contained in fun, reusable packaging. The inspiration for Hawaii’s Gift Baskets (HGB) came in 2008 when owner Tamarra Sullivan was working at…

  • Island Treasures: R.K. Woods

    Ray and Gloria Kobayashiʻs 47-year marriage has always been a partnership in business and in life. Originally both Realtors®, they met at a real estate convention in Honolulu. When Ray discovered that he had more fun building homes than selling…

  • Island Treasures: Puna Kamali’i Flowers, Inc.

    Vicki Nelson, co-founder of Puna Kamali‘i Flowers, Inc., started her business with her husband in 1998 after searching for employment for her son with developmental disabilities. After realizing there were limited jobs available for him, Vicki said she saw a…

  • Island Treasures: One Gallery

    The inspiration behind One Gallery was to provide a place for Hawai‘i Island artists to come create, display, sell, and very importantly be supported and inspired by the other local artists. Several times a week guests come and meet the…

  • Island Treasures: Mountain Gold Jewelers

    Often called “the best little jewelry store on the Kohala Coast,” Mountain Gold Jewelers is a different kind of jewelry store and design studio. Moses Thrasher, founder of Mountain Gold Jewelers, has a long history of offering original fine jewelry…

  • Island Treasures: Nicoco Hawaiian Gelato

    Perhaps you’ve seen it around, the adorable smiling face of the big-eyed white wolf pup, paired with the soft baby blues and cotton candy pinks reminiscent of those perfect sunset skies. It makes you lick your lips just thinking about…

  • Island Treasures: HonuHeart™ Designs

    Peggy Waterfall has been designing and producing sterling silver jewelry with Hawaiian images for 13 years. Peggy says, “A few years ago I woke up at 4am with a picture in my mind of those same designs as Christmas ornaments.…

  • Island Treasures: Barger Gallery

    Fine artist Jeff Barger essentially hadn’t picked up a paintbrush while he operated his 25-year-old interpretation and translation company in Vancouver, Washington. Jeff began his art career in high school; however, after being rejected from the Parsons School of Design,…

  • Island Treasures: WikiFRESH, LLC

    Twenty-two years ago Jan DeLuz had a dream. In her dream, she clearly saw an okazu style (cooking side dishes to pair with rice or noodles) restaurant where the food was prepared using marinades, slow cooking, and the freshest ingredients.…

  • Island Treasures: Sugai Products, Inc.

    What’s in a name? You might not know until you’ve tried award-winning 100% estate grown Kona coffee grown by the Sugai Family on their Hōlualoa farm for three generations. It all began in the 1890ʻs when Grandma Omotoʻs parents emigrated…

  • Island Treasures: Tiffany’s Art Agency

    For 11 years, Tiffany DeEtte Shafto has been working closely with locally established and emerging artists who are passionate and focused on their mastery. Tiffany says, “It has shifted how I see the world. Through their eyes and processes, my…

  • Island Treasures: Standard Bakery Inc.

    Standard Bakery is known for baked goods that are made from scratch, using the best ingredients and baked fresh daily. Lloyd Fujino, owner of Standard Bakery, believes the bakery was first started in the early 1930’s by his grandparents, Masayuki…

  • Island Treasures: Petroglyph Press – Downtown Hilo

    Island-Made Products and Where to Find Them Petroglyph Press is Hilo’s family-owned hometown book publisher, with more than 50 Hawai‘i-focused titles published over the company’s 55 years. Harvard-trained engineer Stephen Reed came to Hilo to work for Hilo Sugar Co.…

  • Island Treasures: Volcano Art Center Gallery

    Voted year after year as the best gallery in East Hawai‘i, the Volcano Art Center Gallery is a must-see stop in Volcano. Located in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park near the Kīlauea Visitor Center, the gallery features both traditional and contemporary…

  • Island Treasures: Kailua Candy Company

    The Kailua Candy Company has been in business since 1977. This hometown staple is a favorite for those with a sweet tooth, kama‘āina (locals) and malihini (visitors) to Hawai‘i alike. Their candy has been described as “delicious,” their establishment has…