ʻUku ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Lā kau Blouse-Cloud/Blue Bell/Dresden Blue

ʻUku ʻĀkoʻakoʻa

The Kumulipo documents the creation of Hawaiʻi.  Beginning in the dark, life is born in stages.  “Hānau ka uku koʻakoʻa, hānau kana, he ʻākoʻakoʻa, puka…”  Line fifteen describes the birth of the coral, one of the first to be born in Hawaiʻi.  The ʻākoʻakoʻa is the foundation to the islands.    

At Koʻolau Poko the coral flats are favorite grounds for heʻe.  It is there that my father taught us to look for the octopus hiding in the coral rubble.  This art, coral fragments, reminds me of the grounds where my father took us.

Lā Kau 

This blouse returns from our earliest years with a few refinements.  Easy dressing for that lunch appointment or relaxing at the upcoming baby lūʻau!  Comfort at
all levels.  Function and form for any occasion!

“…a ka lā kau:  to the setting sun,” is a line from a prayer.  The formal language in the appeal is strengthened in its the repetitive format.   This name was chosen to remind us of our kuleana at hand, especially as we continue to honor our ancestors!