happy hale*days 08: mele edition

hello again! i had hoped to post while i was away but the best place to write had zero wifi access while the house of wifi was also home to an enchanting new baby who is infinitely more entertaining than the internet.

let's continue with the holiday roundup of island style finds!

1 - pint sized xmas cheer compliments of sweet blossoms' delightful table top topiary ($50). the kapahulu florist sources locally grown greens from island farms and is offering readers a 10% discount when mentioning h|h! (fyi - allow two days for order turnaround)

2 - hable construction's canoeing snowmen stocking sold out quickly last year and is happily back in stock (shown above: hawaii holiday : surfing santa : coral). even better, knock 25% off on all regular priced merchandise during the ongoing holiday sale.

• secret code: save
• expires: thu, jan 8th

3 - sing-a-long to jack johnson's acoustic version of "rudolph the red nosed reindeer" recently released on this warm december, a brushfire holiday vol. 1. (or, download on itunes).

4 - hula beach ceramics' delicate handcrafted conch shell ornaments ($5 for two) are budget-friendly beach bling for your tree.

5/9 - joie studio's letterpress has been busy churning out the holiday 08 collection plus a gorgeous 2009 menagerie desktop calendar. and, happy news for paper goods fans, tina from joie is also offering h|h readers 20% off online orders over $18!

• secret code: aloha
• expires: sat, dec 20th

6 - add a delightfully modern take on xmas & new year's greetings compliments of kat uno's stylish island girls. (alas, kat's etsy shop is temporarily closed so you'll have to hele over to alliway at ward warehouse to scoop up your favorite designs)

7 - vintage fabric embellishes tori higa's sweet mele kalikimaka cards.

8 - big island artist caren loebel-fried boxes up hawaiian style block print holiday wishes.

p.s. click over to the kokua hawaii foundation who recently kicked off a simplify the holidays campaign with kanu hawaii filled with tips on greening your celebration.

kokua festival ticket auction

if you missed your chance at tickets for next month's kokua festival, you have two opportunities to score a seat at the sold out show(s). the kokua hawaii foundation and dave matthews have both put concert tickets on the auction block (the former via ticketmaster and the latter via dm's official charity auction website) with all the proceeds from the winning bids to be donated to the kokua hawaii foundation.

the khf auction has 25 packages (a pair of tix plus an autographed copy of jack johnson's sleep through the static and assorted festival merchandise) listed for both the sat & sun shows. four pairs of tickets in the orchestra pit are available over at the dmb website.

be sure to read all the fine print before bidding!

• dave matthews auction (ends fri, mar 14th)
• kokua hawaii auction (ends fri, mar 21st)

kokua festival 2008

just a quick note to let you know that the official ticket on sale for the kokua festival is tomorrow morning. joining jack johnson will be dave matthews and bandmate tim reynolds along with mason jennings and paula fuga! ticket buyers will also have the opportunity to donate $2 to offset their carbon output for the ride to the shell.

local designers setting up shop in the kokua village include keolopiko, lily lotus, marqet and mu'umu'u heaven. and, do stop by the re-use hawaii booth to learn more about the good work they are doing in the islands!

{fyi - clicking your preferred date will take you directly to ticketmaster's website to buy tix}

• on sale: sat, feb 16th - 9a hst
• when: sat, apr 20th & sun, apr 21st
• where: waikiki shell
• tix: $40 ga/$50 reserved/$125 pit

p.s. if you haven't already, pick up a copy of jack johnson's latest cd sleep through the static.

last minute kokua festival tix

the kokua festival just released tickets for the pit and lawn sections for next weekend's show featuring headliners jack johnson and eddie vedder. make like a bee and buzz over to ticketmaster and beat the scalpers at their own game before the show truly sells out.

kokua festival 2007

maybe one year i will be home for the kokua festival but it looks like it is not meant to be in 2007. if your calendar is open at the end of april, celebrate earth day weekend with jack johnson & pearl jam frontman & part-time hawaii resident eddie vedder (fyi - if you have the sundance channel do check out the iconoclasts episode with ev & laird hamilton if you have a chance). all proceeds benefit jack's kokua hawaii foundation which educates island keiki on the importance of being green.

the official on sale date is next week but here's a little info on a few hush hush pre-sales:

• sat, feb 10th - remaining tix from the kokua members pre-sale (which has already ended) go on sale at jack johnson's website.

• thu, feb 15th - myspace members who made friends with the kokua festival await instructions to access their own not so secret sale. how very mission: impossible.

• sat, feb 17th - official ticketmaster sale kicks off at 9am hst and the poor souls who didn't score pre-sale tickets hope for the best.

there is a 4 ticket limit which will hopefully keep the ticket supply in the hands of the fans (and away from the profiteers selling tickets for obscene amounts on ebay & craigslist). more details can be found here.