Countless times the breadfruit captures our imagination. Appearing in dreams and creating obsessive desires, we continue to create new representations of a favorite image. Literally meaning Decorated Keaukaha, the design is a symbol of the beauty of the Hawaiian Homestead area in Hilo, home of the Kanaka`ole family.

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.