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10 Beach Essentials for a Perfect Summer Day
The best beach days feel effortless and fun—and having the right essentials on hand helps make that happen. From Splash-Proof pouches to beach totes, ALOHA Collection has everything you need for a stylish, hassle-free beach day.
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ALOHA Collection x Chelsea Kauai: A Celebration at the 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay
We recently partnered with Chelsea Yamase, a Kauaʻi native and ALOHA ambassador, to create a special-edition Shibori Collection. 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay graciously welcomed us to host a gathering with Chelsea and her community.
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ALOHA Collection x Hawaiian Airlines
Take flight with our Hawaiian Airlines Collaboration.
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Five Years of ALOHA
Ten years ago, fate (aka Craigslist) brought two friends together. Five years ago, a twist of fate brought them back together again. Rachael, broken (literally broken foot and broke from not being able to fly), and Heather who found herself in a volatile real estate market, were both dreaming of something bigger.
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How To Pack the Perfect Carry-On Suitcase
Your suitcase will never be the same once you go Splash-Proof! Packing is an art form for our team at ALOHA Collection (some may call it an obsession). Whatever you call it, we've got it down to a science, and we're sharing our fool-proof tactics and magic tricks on how to pack the perfect carry-on suitcase with our Splash-Proof travel pouches.
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Guide to Waikiki
O'ahu is our second home, and no trip to the island would be complete without a few days spent hanging out in the heart of the South Shore. If O'ahu is "The Gathering Place," then Waikiki is where everyone comes to gather, literally.
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Behind the Bag: Safari
As travelers, creatives, designers, and water women, we look at the world in a unique way, and for the first time, we're taking you behind the scenes to reveal the stories, real-life adventures, and influences that have inspired our collections along the way.
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What's Your Aisle Style?
It's no secret; travel is in the DNA of ALOHA Collection. We've built a team of like-minded travelers who share this passion and often find ourselves flying for business and pleasure together. With travel seemingly always on the horizon, it's no surprise that seat choice is a hot topic in the office— window or aisle—?
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ALOHA Holiday Gift Guide
We're kicking off the holidays with our ALOHA Collection Gift Guide! Find the perfect holiday gift idea for everyone on your list - from your fitness-obsessed friend, yoga-loving mom, stylish fashionista, tough to shop for man, surfer, and more, we’ve got you covered.
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Guide to the Coconut Coast
You may be familiar with our Coco Palms Collection, but did you know Heather's hometown on Kauaʻi inspired it? Growing up on the Eastside of Kauaʻi, also known as the 'Coconut Coast' due to the area's beautiful coconut groves, coco palms became synonymous with home.
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A Weekend Away at Baker’s Cay
It’s no secret that Team ALOHA loves a resort, so when our friends at Baker’s Cay invited us to do a photoshoot at their Key Largo property, we jumped at the chance to kick off the new year with a little work/play trip down to the Keys!
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#StyleYourALOHA: Day to Night
ay ALOHA to our friend and style blogger Jacqueline Greve (@stylehawking). She’s sharing her go-to tips on how to create an effortless day-to-night look with our classic black and white Pinstripe Collection.
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15 Uses for ALOHA
You can use your ALOHA Collection wet-dry bags for more than just the beach. Here are 15 creative ways to use them that don’t involve a beach bag. Whether you're looking to streamline your suitcase, minimize clutter, or protect your tech, we have a Splash-Proof solution for you!
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ALOHA's Tips for Working Remote
The ALOHA team is scattered all around the country. From Big Island, to Kauaʻi, to California and beyond! Since travel is in our DNA, working on the road is a given.
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Behind the Design: Skye Walker
As both a friend of ALOHA Collection and a Mizu Ambassador, Skye drew the hibiscus artwork that brought our new Mizu x ALOHA Collection Travel Set to life.
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How to Style Your Pareo
You bought a pareo, so now what? Wearing a pareo is a tradition shared around the world. In Samoa a pareo is called a lavalava, in Papua New Guinea a lap-lap, in Bali a sarong, in Brazil a canga, and throughout the Cook Islands a pāreu or pareo. There are dozens of ways to tie a pareo.
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Mahalo Frontline
We were given the opportunity to Share the ALOHA in a special way. We are lucky enough to be able to support frontline workers by gifting over 5,000 bags to individual nurses, doctors, and first responders across the country.
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Italy Giveback
This year, sadly, our Italian Holiday plans got postponed. We are releasing our Limoncello and Capri prints again to remind us to plan our trips - and also as a way of giving back. 10% of sales from these prints will go back to Italy.
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Big Island - Behind the Scenes
We're taking you behind the scenes of our latest Big Island shoot with our friends Tara Rock and Nani Welch Keliʻihoʻomalu.
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20 Years of Friendship
Tiare Hawaii is a women’s clothing line that started in 2009 by our friend Jane Hoskins on the North Shore of Oahu. Tiare Hawaii has become known for their tie dying process which achieves unique, one-of-a-kind pieces like the pareos you see in our collaboration.
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Trips to Dream About
Like most travelers, our team has our sights set on the next big adventure! Our passports are in hand and suitcases are on standby as we wait for the green light to book our dream vacation. We have a saying here at ALOHA, "DREAM BIG" so we're doing just that!
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Salvage Public x Mālama Maui
Go behind the scenes of our Salvage Public collaboration.
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Mahalo Educators
From teachers to coaches and lunch room staff to administrators, educators play an important role in the lives of young learners. In August 2020 we asked YOU to nominate an educator who shares ALOHA in and out of the classroom. As a thank you, we gifted 100 nominees with a back-to-school gift from us at ALOHA Collection.
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Celebrate Muʻumuʻu Month with ALOHA Collection
January marks the 8th year of Muʻumuʻu Month in Hawaiʻi and to celebrate, we've created a brand new collection inspired by the art and heritage of the Hawaiian muʻumuʻu.
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