Black pearls — of all shapes, sizes, and colors — can be found online at the Made In Hawaii Festival … [+] marketplace.
Many years ago, I attended a “Made with Aloha” festival on Oahu, where I tasted a macadamia-nut-honey butter that was the very description of delicious. I vowed to buy a case of it the next time I visited Hawaii. Alas, I never found it again – but this kind of tropical treasure is what awaits you with the new online marketplace of the Made in Hawaii Festival. With the newly launched online marketplace, you can purchase the Best of Hawaii and discover all kinds of gorgeous, globetrot-worthy goodies – but without the time difference and the jet lag! For the last 27 years, the Made in Hawaii Festival (MIHF) has served as Hawaii’s premier event exclusively showcasing made-in-Hawaii products. Today, MIHF is the state’s most-loved festival, showcasing thousands of locally-made goods including art, clothing, jewelry, food and much more. If you can’t get yourself to Hawaii, this online marketplace is the next-best-thing.
Made in Hawaii Festival presented by Central Pacific Bank Foundation and Mahi Pono lets shoppers browse a curated selection of exhibitors and made-in-Hawaii products from the famous, annual Oahu-based event.
“Volcano” soaps from Bliss are a wonderful souvenir of Hawaii — even if you don’t actually make the … [+] trip!
Made in Hawaii Festival’s Online Marketplace provides access to hundreds of goods and products from Hawaii-based makers including: 
·        Akaka Falls Farm (Hawaii-made jams, jellies, butters and honeys)
·        Ahualoa Farms (macadamia nuts, coffee and more from the Island of Hawaii)
·        Aloha edibles (Hawaii-style snack foods)
·        Bliss Soaps Hawaii (locally made soaps)
·        Flotsam & Co. (handmade jewelry, specializing in 24kt gold-dipped sunrise shells)
·        Hana Nai‘a (locally-made aromatherapy products)
·        Hawaii’s Heritage Jewelers (Hawaiian bracelets and jewelry)
·        Hawaiian Drift (Hawaii and ocean-themed apparel)
·        Kulua (‘āina-minded clothing and accessories from Maui)
·        Laupahoehoe Graphics (nature prints from a Hawaii-based interpretive naturalist)
·        Lau Lau Woodworks (handcrafted koa wood pens)
·        Lehua Jewelers (Hawaiian heirloom jewelry)
·        Mark Kane Designs (uniquely designed pearl jewelry)
·        Maui Fruit Jewels (exotic fruit jellies, fresh purées, fruit pastes and shortbreads)
·        Niele Kiele (Hawaii-themed jewelry and apparel)
·        Orchid Isle Snacks (made-in-Hawaii jerky)
·        Polynesian Canoes (historically accurate, scale reconstructions of Polynesian canoes)
·        Som’ Good Seasonings (Hawaii-style seasonings and sauces)
·        Te Hotu Mana Creations LLC (Hand-crafted Tahitian pearl jewelry)
·        Tradition Coffee Roasters (coffee roasted in Kailua, Hawaii)
·        Upcycle Hawaii (bags, jewelry, accessories and more made from upcycled materials)
·        Workshop 28 (Modern Hawaii-made apparel, accessories and home items)
·        And many, many more!
Luscious lilikoi (passion fruit) plus yuzu and guava purees can be found in the new online … [+] marketplace of the Made in Hawaii Festival.
It’s a great way to bring Hawaii right into your home. I know the festival provides the perfect opportunity for my husband to tell me those precious three little words: No, not “I love you” but instead, “Beautiful Black Pearls!”

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