aloha friday scoop

my sincere apologies for skipping out on you without a word (a hopeless case of blogger burnout . . . sigh), but a fantastic surprise awaits on monday!

a few hastily gathered possibilities for your weekend:

fighting eel is on the lookout for p/t and f/t help to staff their chinatown flagship and soon-to-debut kailua boutique.

• fyi: job apps available at 1133 bethel street (good luck!)

nonstop kaka'ako woos with pretty serenades by anuhea, beauty bar treats, eat the street grinds, and pop-up shops hosted by the butik, cassandra rull, fashionista's market and more!

• when: sat, oct 22nd - 4p to 12a
• where: 680 auahi street, kaka'ako

online, rockabella jewels rewards early birds with a sale on custom nameplates ($80 for a limited time) specially made for your xmas list sweeties.

• expires: thu, dec 1st
• fyi: minimum three week turnaround

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aloha friday scoop

every single h|h post has been researched, written, edited and shared on an apple invention so let's remember the modern day magician who transformed our world with the beautiful commencement speech steve jobs gave to stanford's 2005 graduating class.

{first friday highlights}

• happy anniversary to fashionista's market which celebrates with 15% off storewide, shopping spree giveaways, and fresh baked treats from let them eat cupcakes. {'til 9p; 1185 bethel street}

• knock 10% off your entire purchase when you fill your shopping bag with style from fighting eel's trunk show trio featuring island designers b. d'angelo, padma & pickles and tiare hawaii. {'til 9:30p; (1133 bethel street}

• welcome designer florencia arias to the neighborhood during the grand opening of her flagship boutique and enjoy 15% off plus giveaways galore! (6p to 8p; 1161 nu'uanu avenue}

• shop fall looks at roberta oaks' studio and meet the new indian summer collection by ginger13. {'til 10p; 19 north pauahi street}

kailua lovelies: pop by olive for happy hour and save 10% on your aloha friday finds.

• when: fri, oct 7th - 5p to 7p
• where: 43 kihapai street, kailua

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give hipstamatic a holiday and save $100 on a vintage family portrait snapped by firebird photograpy.

• expires: mon, oct 31st

discover hawaii's next design star during fishcake's annual kagu+akari show which introduces emerging uh furniture makers and illuminates its showroom with electrified delights by local artists including mark chai and melissa rivera.

• when: now to sat, nov 5th
• where: 307c kamani street, kaka'ako

because la brea bakery reintroduced americans to good bread and pizzeria mozza is delish, meet chef nancy silverton (in town for the first ever hawaii food & wine festival) when she stops by the ala moana farmers market to sign her new cookbook*.

• when: sat, oct 1st - 9a to 11a
• where: ala moana farmers market (near sears)

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beautiful kailua town beckons with the first annual lanikai surf festival filled with SUP races, movies under the stars, and a beach fair featuring indah, oliver handmade frames, and pualani bikinis ($20 and under!).

• when: sat, sep 24th - 7:30a to 7:30p
• where: lanikai park, kailua

padma & pickles, which donates a portion of sales to help heal abandoned pets, unveils new jewelry at its first fall trunk show. shop and save 10% on all styles plus a chance to win a pair of earrings.

p.s. go before 1p to check out the new-ish ala moana farmers market (naked cow dairy . . . yum!).

• when: sat, sep 24th - 10a to 3p
• where: cinnamon girl, level three (near sears), ala moana

if you swoon for rescued decor and cottage style, pop by sugarcane's fall sale featuring 15% off furniture and 20% off vintage linens plus 25% off bubble shack treats and an extra 20% off sale goodies.

• when: now to fri, sep 30th
• where: 1137 11th avenue, suite 101, kaimuki
• shop hours: daily, 10:30a to 6:30p

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this week's thrill was the unexpected discovery that trader joe's accepts coupons. somehow this delicious fact eluded me for all these years despite being a tj's fan girl since college. mahalo interweb!

heading to the lei chic pop-up this weekend? a few of our favorite local lovelies shared a shopping preview:

• peek allison izu's fall 2011 denim collection and save 20% off pre-orders plus an extra 20% off past season looks when you spend over $98
• snap up guava shop's pretty lauhala leather clutches for 20% off
• give the wings hawaii 'ohana a big hug (truck x storefront = unhappy day) then meet honi honi & little wings
• save 20% off all umee loveliness with an even sweeter deal on the prettiest frock

after you hit the kcc farmers market, make your way to the lily lotus warehouse sale to scoop up yoga basics from unprinted styles to showroom samples plus past season jewelry.

• when: sat, sep 17th - 9a to 2p
• where: 3160 waialae avenue, kaimuki
• fyi: cash only & all sales final

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