Upcycle Hawaii

No color we work with comes from a factory.
Some come straight from the sea. 🌊

Teal fishing rope. Corals and orange monofilament. Both marine debris. Both collected from Hawaii’s coastlines. We sort by color, texture, and thickness before anything gets processed — because the colors we choose now determine what the finished material will look like.

This batch? Ocean teal and sunset coral. We can’t wait to show you what it becomes. 👀

Follow along — the full process drops this week. 💚

Sunday in the studio. 🌿

6.47 pounds of fused plastic sheets — weighed, stacked, and ready to become something NEW. Every sheet in that pile started as a bag, a wrapper, a piece of packaging that most people never think twice about throwing away.
We think twice. Every single time. 💚
That’s another 6.47 pounds that won’t end up in a Hawaii landfill or washing into our ocean. And next week we start all over again!

Finishing the week off strong. 🤙🏽

A little over 2 hours to build. 6 hours of market. Then break it all down and do it again. 🤙🏽😅

This is what a market day at the Hilo Farmer’s Market actually looks like for us — the early morning setup, the organized chaos of bins and shelves and display pieces. ☀️☕️

Conversations with customers, whims of the weather… you just never know what a day at the market brings.

We’ve been showing up here most Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays for years. It’s labor-intensive, it’s a whole operation, and we wouldn’t trade it for anything. This community keeps us going. 🌺

If you’ve ever stopped by our booth — mahalo. You’re part of this story.

Come find us at the corner of Mamo St and Punahoa St. We’d love to see you. 💚