Pai'ea Projects
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06/12/2023
The Waikahalulu Kou Collection with honors the traditional Hawaiian name of the Honolulu Chinatown area, featuring a basketball jersey inspired by the banned Cream City jersey of the Milwaukee Bucks, and a basketball shorts featuring Uncle Sig's artwork of the Waikahalulu streets. The #8 pays tribute to the Chinese influence in the area, representing good luck in Pākē culture.
Available today at 10am on paieaprojects.com
03/23/2022
Pu‘ukoholā was a of the po‘o kanaka class at which human sacrifices were made to consecrate it for the god that it was built for. This was of the first class, just like the heiau built by Pā‘ao: Mo‘okini at Kohala and Waha‘ula at Puna. The Pu‘ukoholā 2.0 collection features a Black Neoprene New Era 5-Panel Camper, a Fitted Kamehameha of the first class pāpale for your po‘o available on Saturday, March 26 at 11 am HST at Fitted, Fitted.com and PaieaProjects.com.
03/22/2022
When we watched episode three of the “Last Dance” we knew that it was a hoailona for Pu’ukoholā 2.0 collection. Available on Saturday, March, 26 at Fitted, Fitted.com and PaieaProjects.com at 11 am HST.
In the days of our ali'i, Kōnane was used to test battle strategies. This two-player game was played on a rectangular board with black and white pieces similar to chess. was an intellectual training for a , which measured their ability to strategize an attack, foresee their opponentsʻ next move, and plan their defenses. Pai‘ea learned from some of the best at Kōnane: Kekuhaupi'o (his guardian) was revered as a Kōnane master and Kahekili (some believed to be his father) notably used Kōnane to illustrate his battle plan to his chiefs.
"Because your next move gotta be your best move." – Kauwila. "Konane." Lehua. Daniel Kauwila Mahi, 2020.
One of Pai‘ea's most important moves to uniting the Hawaiian Islands was activating Kūka'ilimoku (snatcher of lands) by constructing Pu'ukoholā. This was 250 feet long, 100 feet wide, with surrounding walls 12 feet thick, rising up 8 feet in height on the upper side, and 20 feet on the lower side. This maneuver elevated Pai‘ea in the chiefly ranks, granting him the mana to defeat his rivals in battle and conquering the islands.
“If you’re plottin’ your next move, I suggest you move into the pō so remote that you lose control to be in tune with the moon, plot your ʻaha now, the time is comin’ soon." – Kauwila. "Konane." Lehua. Daniel Kauwila Mahi, 2020.
The Pu‘ukohola 2.0 collection celebrates the epic architectural achievement of the heiau. The vertical red stripes of the and tell the story of the ‘aha‘ula: Pai‘eaʻs council of and the red chord that guided to make his next move his best move after the completion of Pu‘ukoholā., and the right leg features the signature Fitted Kam and the Pai‘ea Projects silhouette.
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