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Aloha mai! Mahalo for visiting Pailolo Designs, a Kanaka-owned and wahine-owned pāʻoihana (business), based in Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi.

 

ʻO au ʻo Aulani Herrod and I am the owner of Pailolo Designs. This pāʻoihana is something I envisioned a few years ago and I am so excited that everything is coming to fruition! With a background in teaching and conservation, I noticed the lack of Hawaiian education materials and ʻōiwi-based products that we use on a daily basis. Pailolo Designs was designed to contribute to the normalization of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language), nohona Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian lifestyle), and mea Hawaiʻi (all things Hawaiʻi). 

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If you are not familiar with the term Pailolo, it is the name of the channel between Maui and Molokaʻi. I chose this inoa because it represented the connection between myself and my ipo, a Maui boy, who is a Pailolo Designs collaborator/designer. In addition to this connection, Pailolo is the name of my tūtū kuakahi (great grandmother), Mary Pailolo Kahihikolo, who is a kupa o Pelekunu, Molokaʻi. The name of this pāʻoihana was also chosen to honor my late makuakāne who is the reason why Pailolo (the name and business) plays a significant role in my life. Interesting fact: it was our agreement that Pailolo would be the name of my first keiki. Nou kēia e Pāpā!