Valerie Wessel Designs

10/06/2023

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Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson announces a major change to the Moananuiākea Voyage sail plan: in the wake of the devastating fires on Maui, ...

10/02/2023

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Dr. Ami Shah and Dr. Erica Stringer-Reasor discuss the state of the battle against breast cancer, including the importance of getting screened, racial disparities and new treatment options.

10/02/2023

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09/28/2023

Maui Strong - UA OLA LOKO I KE ALOHA - love gives life within - Banyan Tree Mahina

Profits from this collection will be donated to individuals in need from the August 8, 2023 fires in Maui, Hawaii as well as nonprofit organizations supporting them.

Art and designs by Valerie Wessel in Maui, Hawaii

Story that inspired this collection:

A Hawaiian Story About Our Moon - Hina fashioned the finest and softest kapa cloth in Hawaii. She made this cloth from the bark of the banyan tree. Because her cloth was so fine, it was in great demand. She worked long, long hours with little rest and eventually grew tired. She was also tired because her sons were unruly and her husband was lazy and none of them ever helped her. One day, Hina decided to leave Hawaii, so she traveled up a rainbow into the sky. She went to the Sun, but found it so hot and inhospitable that she could not live there. The next night, she climbed the rainbow to the Moon and was so pleased with what she found that she made it her home. The Hawaiian name for the Moon, “Mahina,” is derived from her name. In some stories, the dark regions on the Moon are said to be a banyan tree from which Hina makes cloth for the gods. Once, when Hina was up in the banyan tree, she broke off a branch for its bark. It fell to Earth, took root, and was the first tree of its kind ever seen in the world. The clear space in the Moon is where the branch once was, and beneath the tree in that area is where Hina has her home. On a clear night, when you are outside, look up at the Moon and see if you can find the banyan tree, and recall the story of Hina and the wonderful cloth she makes for the gods. -Written by: Paul Coleman, Ph.D. University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy, but this tale is beautifully ancient.

It’s too easy to fall in love with this bikini set. Removable pads and its double-layer make it comfy to wear all day by the pool or at the beach.

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09/28/2023

So many designs! www.vwdesigns.org
UA OLA LOKO I KE ALOHA literally translates to "love gives life within" and it reminds me of the aloha we have already seen here on Maui and coming in from all over the world. It reminds me that we need as we become whole and healed soul, body, and island wide.
Profits from this collection are donated to individuals in need from the August 8, 2023 fires in Maui, Hawaii as well as nonprofit organizations supporting them.

Art and designs by in Maui, Hawaii

09/28/2023

So many designs! www.vwdesigns.org
UA OLA LOKO I KE ALOHA literally translates to "love gives life within" and it reminds me of the aloha we have already seen here on Maui and coming in from all over the world. It reminds me that we need as we become whole and healed soul, body, and island wide.
Profits from this collection are donated to individuals in need from the August 8, 2023 fires in Maui, Hawaii as well as nonprofit organizations supporting them.

Art and designs by Valerie Wessel in Maui, Hawaii