DAVE FRANZEN PHOTO A contemporary lei of momi shells from the Rick and Chuna Niihau Shell Lei Collection. Unfortunately, the shell lei were never a part of serious study by scientists because of their ...

MAKAWAO, MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Business owner Panna Cappelli was overcome with emotion Tuesday when a Maui police detective brought back 12 Niihau shell that were stolen in July. The lei are now back ...

WAILUKU — For burglarizing a Makawao store and stealing rare Niihau shell lei, a man was sentenced Thursday to a six-month jail term. Kevin MacKenzie, 35, of Pukalani also was placed on four years’ ...

JADE ECKARDT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Beachcombing on Niihau yields countless shells and colored glass. Lehua island can be seen in the distance. JADE ECKARDT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER ...

A man broke into a Makawao store early Monday morning, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of shell lei, handmade by Niihau residents, the store owner said Tuesday. Surveillance video ...

Freshman state Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, a distributor of locally made products, announced this weekend the passage by the state Legislature of his House Bill 2569, relating to Ni‘ihau-shell products.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Niʻihau shell lei are heirlooms in Hawaiʻi valued up to thousands of dollars. Amy Kalili shows us one woman's efforts to ensure this value is respected and appreciated.

Ni’ihau shell leimaking is a traditional native Hawaiian art form that produces a highly-treasured form of jewelry. Pamela Dow, a Kekaha retailer of the jewelry, hopes to elevate the art form to a new ...

"The Forbidden Island" -- is there any more tempting phrase to a traveler? It resonates of Eden, just after the apple; a commandment and a come- on in the same breath. It's also how most tourist ...

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