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Hawaiian shells laid out on the sand: cones, cowries, augers, a miter, a limpet and a sea urchin
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Hawaiian Shell Guide

Hawaiian shells gathered while diving and beachcombing around Oʻahu, from sunrise and cone shells to cowries, miters and tritons, and how to choose one for a custom piece.
A woman standing in sparkling shallow water under a palm frond, with green hills behind
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Pearl Guide

Tahitian, keshi and freshwater pearls, how they differ, and what each one is said to bring.
Gemstone bead necklaces hanging from a piece of driftwood above the beach and ocean
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Gemstone Guide

Natural gemstones, the chakra each one connects to, and what each is said to bring.
Coconut palms against a dusk sky on the North Shore of Oʻahu
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Tahitian Pearls & Keshi

A closer look at their colors, shapes, and natural variation.
Water spilling over dark lava rock into a still pool, with green grass in front
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Freshwater Pearls & Keshi

Soft colors and organic shapes: a closer look at baroque and keshi freshwater pearls.
Three Hawaiian sunrise shells resting along a woman’s back
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Sunrise Shells

Color, rarity & natural variation
Evening light over a North Shore beach on Oʻahu, a surfer walking the sand as the sun goes down
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Puka Shells

Their story, formation & natural character
A miter shell tucked into a bikini tie on a sandy back
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Miter Shells

Warm-toned shells with a narrow spiral shape, known for their intricate patterning and natural variation.
A handmade necklace of spotted drupe shells worn at the collarbone
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Drupe Shells

Spotted shells found along shallow reefs and rocky shorelines.
Black lava pebbles and white coral rubble on a Hawaiian shoreline
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ʻOpihi Shells

A closer look at their shape, natural variation, and place in Hawaiʻi.