Meleana Estes: Renowned Lei Maker | Designer | Granddaughter to Tutu Bailey | Mother | Hawaiian Coco: Tell us about your childhood? I was really lucky I grew up on Kauai in the country with Mom and my family. My Mom’s 4 brothers lived around…
Austin Kino: Voyager | Entrepreneur | Philanthropist | Hokulea | Hawaiian Coco: Kino means body, is that what your last name means? The parts of the canoe are the ama (“the outrigger float”), the ‘iako (“the spars connecting the ama to the hull of…
My childhood was really fun. I got to grow up with all of my cousins. My family has lived on Kailua beach for 4 generations. So, my Grandma and Grandpa kind of raised us while our parents were working
I’m from California, Los Angeles/South Bay Area, and I always would scavenge thrift shops and I’ve always had a ton of vintage furniture and vintage clothes.
I was born on Kauai, moved away when I was a baby so I don’t really remember that but I do remember going back all the time after the fact and then grew up here on Oahu.