| This Punahoa coin purse features our E Ola Moekahilauli`i print in Navy, Raffia and Cream.
The Maile sisters are famous in many of the myths of Hawai`i. They are known as hula deities. The sisters are Maile-pakaha, Maile-ha`i-wale, Maile-kaluhea, and Maile-lauli`i. The maile of Kipuka Ki on the slopes of Mauna Loa is of the lauli`i variety. The three-leafed vines are commonly seen climbing amongst the koa and `ohi`a trees. The translation of the print's name, E Ola Moekahilauli`i, is "Live, oh young small leafed maile before branches form!" Moekahi is the term used to describe the early stages of maile's growth, before it begins to branch out.
The Punahoa is an updated version of the Oe coin purse. It measures in just a smidge bigger at 5.38" long X 4" tall and features top stitching along the edges as well as a streamlined zippered closure. Toss in the essentials: credit cards, a few dollar bills, perhaps some change for the meter or that tube of lipstick! Great for brightening up your purse ... and your day. Punahoa is a small `ahupua`a that runs from Hilo bay front to Kuku`au `ili. |