Menehune Christmas Magic

KIHIKIHI

Kihikihi is named after the yellow, black and white striped Hawaiian reef fish which is shown on his overalls. Kihikihi wears a yellow crocheted Menehune hat with a shell and 2 matching shells as buttons for his overalls.
Kihikihi is a shy little Menehune boy, but he is also very curious and would love to be your new friend.

In the past I have made exclusively 3.5" miniature, collectible Hawaiian Menehune dolls. Recently I created my first 10” huggable doll for my little granddaughter. The project of crafting a ‘child proofed doll’, integrating new patterns, designs and themes, was a whole new experience for me. It was so much fun, that I felt inspired to add a new line of huggable to my miniature, collectible Menehunes Dolls.
In Hawaii the Menehunes are called “The Little People of the Secret Power”. They are the legendary, original inhabitants of the islands.
Huggable Menehunes are 10” tall cloth dolls who were individually handcrafted on the Big Island of Hawaii with the greatest love and respect for all that is Hawaii.
The bodies are made out of stretch cotton, stuffed with high quality poly fill and wired for flexibility. The eyes and mouth are intricately embroidered onto the face. All Menehunes have fingers, toes, buttocks and a belly button. The hair is made out of wool or synthetic doll hair.
Each doll is an original design and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

ALOHI

Alohi (Love) is a Menehune Hula dancer. She wears a grass skirt, a blue bikini with Plumeria flowers and shell leis around her neck, wrists and ankles. Her beautiful black hair is adorned with a flower lei.
Alohi carries the Aloha spirit of Hawaii. She is ready to be your new friend and dance her way into your heart.

Huggable Menehunes are loveable and playable dolls for all the small children and big children at heart in the world.

Huggable Hawaiian Menehune Dolls are enchanting little creatures. If you hanai (adopt) them, love them and take care of them, they will reward you with their unconditional Aloha (love).

Christmas is the time to bring some magic into your and your children's life with your own huggable Hawaiian Menehune Doll.

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There are many more ‘Magical Hawaiian Menehunes’ waiting to bring love, joy and inspiration to their new friends. You can view them here, on my newly designed website:

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In the Aloha Spirit of Hawaii, I wish you a wonderful Holiday season!

Featured in Ke Ola Magazine: Magical Hawaiian Menehunes

Hana Hou, the Menehune Musician

Hawaiian Menehune Dolls featured in Ke Ola Magazine's 'Island Treasures'!

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Menehune Holidays

Once again, the time to say ‘Mele Kalikimaka’ (Merry Christmas) to friends and family is approaching. Many of us are thinking about which special present we should give to our loved ones or maybe even to ourselves in honor of the enchanting Christmas season.
Magical Hawaiian Menehunes are one of the most unique and inspirational gifts on the market. The Menehunes are one of a kind miniature collectible dolls who were individually handcrafted on the Big Island of Hawaii with the greatest love and respect for all that is Hawaii.
After creating a Menehune Doll, I always keep them for a while before I put them on the market and let them go to convey their magical Mana (spiritual energy) to their new owners who will probably love and cherish them just as much as I do.

Here are a few great gift ideas of some of my favorite Menehune Dolls. Click on the doll’s name or picture for details.

Puhi, the Menehune Guardian Angel

Angels are wonderful gifts for Christmas. Welcome Puhi (Conch Shell) as your guardian angel! She is devoted to protecting and guiding you on your life’s journey.

                                             Hana Hou, the Menehune Musician 

Hana Hou (Encore) will accompany your Christmas carols on his Hawaiian guitar. Hana Hou’s music illuminates life with joy and happiness. His cheerful Mana (Spiritual Energy) brightens up the day with love and laughter.

Poli’ahu, the Hawaiian Snow Goddess 

Is there snow for Christmas on Hawaii? Yes, there is- on top of Mauna Kea where Poliahu, the Hawaiian Snow Goddess, resides. Connect with Poli’ahu’s Mana and learn how to be victorious over all of life’s challenges by caressing them with tenderness and stillness.

There are many more ‘Magical Hawaiian Menehunes’ waiting for their new friends to bring them love, joy and inspiration.
View them here, on my newly designed website:

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Or online Magazine:

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In the Aloha Spirit of Hawaii, I wish you a wonderful Holiday season! 

Menehune Mana, The Spiritual Essence of Hawaii

Honoring magical Hawaii and spreading its magnificent Aloha spirit throughout the world has become my life’s purpose and led me to many wonderful things including the writing of my first eBook, published on Amazon:

Writing about the mystical spirit of Hawaii and crafting Menehune Dolls are my passions.

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The Menehune Magazine

Click on the picture and check out the new adorable Hawaiian Collectible Menehune Dolls Magazine!
The bottom right hand corner will turn the pages.

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Huggable Hawaiian Menehune Dolls

 

Lulu (Happiness)

It was so much fun creating a huggable doll for my little granddaughter that I felt inspired to craft more huggable dolls for all the small children and big children at heart in the world.

Huggable Menehunes are 10” tall cloth dolls who were individually handcrafted on the Big Island of Hawaii with the greatest love and respect for all that is Hawaii.
The bodies are made out of stretch cotton, stuffed with high quality poly fill and wired for flexibility. The eyes and mouth are intricately embroidered onto the face. All Menehunes have fingers, toes, buttocks and a belly button. The hair is made out of wool or synthetic doll hair.
In Hawaii the Menehunes are called “The Little People of the Secret Power”. They are the legendary, original inhabitants of the islands.
Huggable Hawaiian Menehune Dolls are enchanting, lovable little creatures. If you hanai (adopt) them, love them and take care of them, they will reward you with their unconditional Aloha (love).
Each doll is an original design and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

KihiKihi (Hawaiian Fish)

Bring some magic into your and your children's life with your own magical Hawaiian Menehune Doll.

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Hawaiian Menehunes published in Doll Collector Magazine

November 2013 Issue

 

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The Spirit of Hawaii's Cowboys

Paniolo & Lio (Cowboy & Horse)

Hawaii's cowboys, or paniolos, have been cattle ranching the Island’s vast pasturelands for over 175 years. The memories of paniolos are deeply rooted in the values of hard work, perseverance, love and respect for the land. Their cultural and spiritual history is rich in tradition and pride. Hawaiian cowboys have always malama ‘aina (honored the land) with everything they did.

Until today paniolos continue to raise, herd, brand, and market cattle. The cowboys rely on their horses to round up the wild pipi (cattle). Paniolos use a particular method called Po'o Waiu. Today, Po’o Waiu is a rodeo event where the paniolos perform their unmatched roping and riding skills.
There is a deep bond between paniolos and their horses. They are loyal partners holding one another’s fate with their lives and well being depending on each other.
The Hawaiian cowboy’s traditions and values are timeless. Powerful parallels have been established between ancient Hawaiian culture and the free spirited way of life of the paniolo.

The vibrant history of the Hawaiian cowboy inspired the creation of “Paniolo & Lio”, the Menehune cowboy and his horse.
Here is part of Paniolo’s and Lio’s story:

Paniolo is a Hawaiian Menehune cowboy. Paniolo rides Lio, his Menehune Horse, through the beautiful Kaiholena Mountains exhilarating in their speed and the glory of the indigenous Hawaiian Ohia Forest. Lio runs like the wind with Paniolo swinging his lasso and shouting:” Yee-haw”, to the spirit of all creations.
Paniolo’s and Lio’s outings are a celebration of the Aloha (Love) spirit of Hawaii.
Sometimes Paniolo ropes some of the pipi (cattle) to save them from getting hurt or lost, but most of the time he uses his lasso to catch freedom and happiness for his Menehune Ohana (family), Lio, and himself. Paniolo is an expert with the lasso. He never misses his target.

Trust Paniolo to catch your most heartfelt desires with his lasso! 

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Aloha 'Aina - Love of the Land

Take care of the earth as the earth cares for you! 

Hawaiians had a profound love and respect for the land. Before hunting, fishing, planting, harvesting or anything else that they wanted to take from nature, they would first humbly ask permission and give thanks for its bountiful offerings.
Rather than depleting the earth and let greed dictate their actions, Hawaiians knew how to maintain a balanced, harmonious relationship with earth by taking only what they needed, not what they wanted.
Menehune boy Wailau was created in the spirit of nurturing, honoring, and respecting nature’s abundant gifts to humanity.
Here is part of Wailau’s story:

Wailau is named after the gentle waters in the bays of Punalu’u Black Sands Beach where he loves to sail in his Wa’akaukahi (Outrigger Canoe). Once he is on the ocean, Wailau takes out his fishing pole to catch dinner for himself and his Menehune Ohana (family).
First Wailau says a prayer of heartfelt thanks for nature’s abundant offerings. He then humbly asks permission for just enough fish to come to his fishing pole so that he can feed himself and his Ohana.

Wailau knows that if he takes only what he needs, it will always be given freely...

Wailau conveys the spiritual essence of Hawaii.

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Kaiholena, Magical Valley of Ancestors

"Huli I ke kanaka pili ke Aukua a nana no I kipaipai ho’I a kakou.

Inspiration is understanding the knowledge of all possibilities."

Na Kumu-Keala Ching

Some time ago I was granted the honor to visit the Kaiholena Preserve in Ka’u. The majestic Mana (spiritual energy) of this rare and uniquely Hawaiian lowland forest literally took my breath away. It felt like stepping into the serene beauty of the ancestor’s land which invoked a deep sense of humbleness and awe-inspiring inner silence within me.
Nurtured by Nature Conservancy, Kaiholena is thriving with native plants and bird life. The beautiful serene Ohia and Koa forest shelters an abundant growth of native Uluhe and Hapu’u ferns.

The tabletop mountain Makanau is a sacred historic site which offers a simply glorious view of the Ka’u coastline, Punaluu Black Sands Beach and the surrounding mountains. 

‘Io, the Hawaiian Hawk, soars high above keeping a watchful eye reminding us to live well, love nature, and Malama ‘Aina (care for the land).

The warm Aloha of Kaiholena’s Mana is like an embrace which opens the heart to the beauty of life.

The Menehunes Kaiholena and Makanau and the Nene Goose were created in honor of the magical Kaiholena valley.

Kaiholena, Makanau and Nene worship the beauty of Hawaii. Their Pule (prayer) for peace, harmony, happiness and abundance includes everybody in the world.

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Limu Chan, Hugable, Lovable Keiki Doll

Limu Chan

Almost 2 years ago, after my granddaughter, Nana Chan, was born, I started thinking about making a hugable, lovable cloth doll for her.Now that her 2nd birthday is approaching and she has developed a great appreciation for dolls and stuffed animals, I finally created Limu Chan for her.

In the past I have made exclusively 3.5" miniature, collectible Hawaiian Menehune dolls. Limu Chan is 9" tall and required a new bigger pattern and a new design for a doll who can be handled and played with by children.
I initially envisioned a Hawaiian doll, but that changed after my 'inner doll maker' took over. A piece of fabric my mother in Germany had once given me practically fell into my hands and I sewed Limu Chan's dress out of it. That way Limu Chan has a part of Nana Chan's Great Grandmother.
This project was a whole new experience for me. I had so much fun with it that I decided to add a new line of  hugable, lovable and playable dolls for children to my miniature, collectible Menehunes.

Limu Chan is named after the Hawaiian Limu (sea weed) that Nana Chan loves to eat. Limu Chan is just like my little Granddaughter half Japanese and half Caucasian with the same naughty expression on her face.

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Piko, Hawaiian Crown of Mana

Piko

Nana I Ke Kumu

Look to the Source

In Hawaii the essence of the center of knowledge and wisdom are Pikos (crowns or summits).

Na piko 'ekolu, the three main Pikos, in our bodies represent the Lokahi Triangle of harmony. The crown piko or po'o, which is soft when we are born, connects us with Aumakua (ancestral spirits). The navel Piko relates to the earth and our Ohana (family). The Ma’i or genital Piko presents the future. Pikos are the summits, similar to chakras, from, which everything else moves.

The pikos in our bodies are similar to the Hawaiian concept of the Lokahi Triangle which refers to the balanced relationship between spirit, nature and humanity. Each element of the Lokahi Triangle contributes to spiritual and physical well being as well as to universal harmony.

Many Pikos can be found in nature on the Hawaiian Islands. The most sacred Piko is Mauna Kea on the Big Island. It is the highest mountain in the Us and believed to connect Hawaii to the heavens.

Maile, the Hawaiian lei of eternal love, represents the umbilical cord to the spiritual world.

Maile Lei

The umbilical cord of a newborn child also is referred to as Piko. Following Hawaiian custom, the parents took their baby’s Piko (umbilical cord) to a lava field where they placed it in a hole and covered it with a rock. They believed that the Mana (spiritual energy) of the lava would bless their children with a long and prosperous life and root them to their ancestral lands.

When the Pikos in our bodies are balanced, we enter a state of peacefulness, love, confidence and harmony where we connect with Ola (life force) and build Mana (spiritual energy).

Menehune Boy Piko was created in the spirit of the Lokahi Triangle of harmony.

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The Divine Call of the Hawaiian Conch Shell

Puhi, the Menehune Guardian Angel

The pure sound of the Hawaiian conch shell echoes across the ‘Aina (land) calling Puhi, the Menehune Guardian Angel to earth. Puhi is named after the sacred Hawaiian Conch Shell, which invokes blessings of the divine.
Her home is Lanikeha, the high sky. The heavenly light of Puhi’s conch shell candle illuminates the paths of the Menehune’s lives on earth.
The Menehunes know Puhi always watches over them enlightening their lives with her angelic presence. Hearing the divine blow of the Hawaiian Conch Shell in the distance, the Menehunes know Puhi is near. Sometimes she allows them a glance at the heavenly glow of her Conch Shell candle or a glimpse of her angelic white feather wings passing by to remind them how brightly the Aloha spirit is shining from their own souls.
All they have to do is call and Puhi appears offering her wisdom and guidance.

Welcome Puhi as your guardian angel! She is devoted to protecting and guiding you on your life’s journey. 

Puhi is a one of a kind display doll handcrafted by Hawaiian Dolls. She is a collector’s item bringing you the spiritual power of Hawaii.

Puhi’s Mana radiates unconditional Aloha.

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Hawaii's Aloha Spirit

Meli

(Honey)

Meli is as sweet as honey. Today, when she was playing in the forest, the wind blew one of her favorite Plumeria flowers right into her hands. It smelled heavenly! Meli carried it to her coconut cradle and fell into a deep, peaceful sleep sucking on her thumb.

Meli’s gifts to you are her beautiful flower and unconditional Aloha (love). 

All the Menehunes love Meli. She is their Keiki Punahele (beloved child). The Menehunes always watch over her, play with and nurture her, rejoicing in her sweet innocence. Meli is a Menehune pepe (baby). Surrounded by her Ohana’s (family’s) Aloha (love), she feels happy and safe.

Meli is only 3 months old. She just left the spiritual world and her memory and connection to her origin are very strong. The deep inner knowing that she is always taken care of fills her with trust and love. Meli’s Mana (spiritual energy) helps us to reconnect with our spiritual origin, the eternal presence of love within and all around us.

Meli is a one of a kind collectible display doll handcrafted by Hawaiian Dolls.

Meli carries the Aloha spirit of Hawaii.

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Hana Hou! The Music of Hawaii

Hana Hou (Encore)

Hana Hou! (ha nah ho) Hana Hou! The Menehunes clap their hands in delight, begging for some more of Hana Hou’s delightful music. The enchanting sound of the guitar accompanies his songs about the Menehune Ohana (family), Hawaiian animals, the forest, the ocean, and the stars in the Universe. Celebrating Hawaii’s Aloha spirit, the Menehunes dance through the forest to the rhythm of Hana Hou’s wonderful music.

Hana Hou’s music illuminates life with joy and happiness. His cheerful Mana (Spiritual Energy) brightens up the day with love and laughter. 

Hana Hou’sTutu (grandmother) wove her Mana (spiritual energy) and Aloha (love) into the Maile leis he wears around his neck and ankles. In Hawaii Maile symbolizes love, honor and respect. Tutu also sewed Hana Hou’s malu (loin cloth) out of red cotton with a Maile leaf design and crocheted matching green underwear. She wove a Lauhala hat with fringes to protect Hana Hou from the sun and a mat for him to sit on when he plays his guitar.

The Hawaiian guitar was Kuku’s (grandfather’s) gift of lasting love and Aloha to his Mo’opuna Kane (grandson). It is Hana Hou’s most cherished possession. He holds it even when he goes to sleep.

Hana Hou is about 3.5” tall, fitting in the palm of your hand. The body is made out of stretch cotton and wired for flexibility. The eyes and mouth are intricately embroidered onto the face. Hana Hou has tiny little hands and feet, ears, buttocks, and a belly button. All accessories were individually handcrafted.

In the evenings Hana Hou often accompanies the Hula dances of his little sister Liko with his guitar. In perfect harmony they express their Aloha Aina (love of the land).

Hana Hou is a one of a kind display doll handcrafted by Hawaiian Dolls. He is a collector’s item bringing you the spiritual power of Hawaii.

Hana Hou carries the Aloha spirit of Hawaii.

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