May Day Is Lei Day in Hawaii

May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii,
Garlands of flowers everywhere,
All of the colors in the rainbow,
Maidens with blossoms in their hair

Flowers that mean we should be happy
Throwing aside a load of care
Oh, May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii
May Day is happy days out there

In addition to fresh flower leis, graduates love to get candy leis! Order your Hawaiian Candy Lei Tubing now and give the gift of sweet Aloha! They're easy to make and fun to give! http://eastcoasttropics.com/hawaii_candylei.html

Lovena

Koa Wood Musty Putter

Just a recent purchase from the golf show on 2/18 here in Boston. I've been attending the golf show for 3 years now and every year I stop by the "Musty Putters" booth and putt. This year I happened to ask David Musty if he could make a putter for me out of Koa Wood. I didn't expect him to say yes, but he did and he also had one on hand for me to try out. I placed my order for one and it arrived a couple of days ago. Here it is, a sure thing of beauty!



Musty Putters
http://www.mustyputters.net/

Lovena

Hawaii Photography

I've been ignoring my photography website for some time now and have decided to move all the images to an Etsy store. You can now find my Hawaii photography and Etsy banners at my new Etsy store! Shown here is Mililani Plumeria taken on Oahu, Hawaii.




Find more photos:
http://visualsbylovena.etsy.com

Gift Voucher

Send an East Coast Tropics Gift Voucher!
http://eastcoasttropics.com/gift_certificate.html

Lovena

Lauhala Gift Set

Introducing a new gift basket set! This Lauhala Gift Set includes one Aloha Soap and one bottle of Tropical Hand & Body Lotion of your choice. A fluffy bath poof also included and all wrapped in a Lauhala basket perfect for that special person. Just in time for Valentines Day!

Lauhala Gift Set
http://eastcoasttropics.com/giftset2.html



Lovena
East Coast Tropics

Tropical Hand & Body Lotion

We're bringing back our Tropical Hand & Body Lotions! Pamper your dry skin with this light, yet velvety and thick lotion. Use daily for soft, smooth skin and a fragrant reminder of warm Hawaiiana! Our lotions are made with a blend of Macadamia Nut Oil, Aloe Vera Gel, Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Vitamin E and a Botanical blend of Honey, Lemon, Fennel, Sage, Yarrow & Jojoba Extracts.

Available in Awapuhi, Book Um Danno!, Island Wahine, Lavender Vanilla, Manoa Rainforest, Pikake, Plumeria and Tuberose.


More Good smelling stuffs here!
http://eastcoasttropics.com/hawaii_lotion.html

New Lavender Vanilla and Manoa Rainforest Soaps

Lavender Vanilla: Maui you can smell! Upcountry Maui and along the Haleakala you'll find fields of Lavender. Our soap blend includes additional touches of rose, ylang, rosemary, lemon, basil, thyme, and patchouli.



Lavender Vanilla Soap
http://eastcoasttropics.com/lavender_soap.html





Manoa Rainforest: Deep in Manoa valley lays a lush, fragrant rainforest leading to the spectacular Manoa Falls. This refreshing, wet, zesty tropical floral blooms on your skin!



Manoa Rainforest Soap
http://eastcoasttropics.com/manoa_rainforest_soap.html



Lovena
East Coast Tropics

Hawaiian Perfume Sachet Sets

What's that smell? New Perfume Sachet sets, that's what! Handmade pillow sachets double-stacked and tied together in a soft Lauhala box. Each pillow is filled with matching scents of some of our Aloha Soaps and Perfume Sprays. Perfect for scenting your linen drawer, closet, bathroom, office or luggage.

Smells good here:
http://eastcoasttropics.com/hawaii_sachets.html

Lovena
East Coast Tropics

Ryan Parker wrote this song at the UH Warriors after watching them on ESPN.

Watch Ryan's YouTube from his blog:
http://www.ryanparkersongs.com/2007/12/hawaiis-warriors.html



Lovena
East Coast Tropics

Go UH Warriors!

Go Warriors!

Good luck to the University of Hawaii in the Sugarbowl! Go Warriors!

Check out the University of Hawaii Football Fan Blog!
http://uhfootball.blogspot.com/

Lovena
East Coast Tropics

Mele Kalikimaka 2007 Give-Away!

Congrats to Chris C. of Duluth, MN. She is the grand prize winner of the Mele Kalikimaka 2007 Give-Away! contest.

The Mele Kalikimaka 2008 Give-Away is under way! For more information check: http://eastcoasttropics.com/contestwins.html

Lovena
East Coast Tropics

Hawaiian Perfume Spray

Handcrafted Hawaiian delights in a perfume spray! Sprays on light leaving a powdery-soft feel on your skin. Our perfume spray bottle is convenient to carry in purse or pocket. Features scents of some of our Aloha Soaps.







Smells good here!
http://eastcoasttropics.com/hawaii_perfumes.html


Lovena
East Coast Tropics

Hawaiian Tree Ornaments eCards

Finally got around to photographing my Hawaiian Tree Ornaments so I can enjoy them as eCards.



Send more Mele!
http://hawaii-ecards.com/misc.html

Mele Kalikimaka from East Coast Tropics!

A warm Mele Kalikimaka to all!



Share these Mele Kalikimaka eCards!
http://hawaii-ecards.com/greetings.html

Pa'ina 2007

Some of the members of the NE Club of Hawaii gathered together for an annual Pa'ina at Nancy's hale. Outside the temps were cold but inside the Kingston, NH hale, conversation and laughter were warm! Add to that a fun Yankee swap with Hawaiiana gifts and ono kine kau kau! I've included photos taken by H. Tsai in this slideshow....enjoy!



Lovena
East Coast Tropics

Warm aLoHas!

Listening to my hawaiian music as I type this makes me forget about the snow storm outside. The doorbell rang earlier and at the door was the UPS man with my special delivery...a brand new, premium soap cutter! I quickly grabbed a can of Mauna Loa Honey Roasted Macadamia Nuts. As I took my delivery from him, I handed him the can and said Mele Kalikimaka. He looked at the can and his face lit up and he shouted "thanks!" With that I replied, "Aloha!" and shut the door! I took a photo earlier out my front window of my street. Warm Alohas from the east coast!

Lovena
East Coast Tropics

Pearl Harbor Remembered

On this day, 66 years ago, my parents were children growing up in Hawaii. My mom was only 2 years old, but my dad was 9 years old and remembers very well what he saw on that Sunday morning.

Dad's father, my late grandfather, worked in the pineapple fields everyday he could as he had 7 children to support. They were not well off and lived in a tiny house in Kahuku on the island of Oahu.

On that Sunday morning my grandfather had gone to work, like any other morning, while it was dark out. My dad said that when they found out that Pearl Harbor was being bombed, my grandfather came home from work and they painted all the glass windows on their house black. My father still remembers hearing the Japanese fighters overhead and hearing them sputtering in the distance as they ran out of gas over the ocean.

Before the Pearl Harbor Memorial Visitor Center section was renovated, I worked at one of the small stands selling pennies to the tourists. We'd put a penny through the flattening machine and it would flatten the penny while inscribing the USS Arizona Memorial on the other side of the flattened penny. I had learned a little bit of Japanese because a majority of the tourists that came to visit the USS Arizona Memorial were from Japan.

Pearl Harbor Remembered
http://my.execpc.com/~dschaaf/mainmenu.html

Lovena
East Coast Tropics
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Took a ride down to Boston today. Followed hula Nancy to pick up Al at his place in the North End and then we headed over to the Boston Flower Exchange. There were many wholesale vendors some of which sold Ti leaf bunches, Monstera leafs, Bird of Paradise, Protea, various orchids, bamboo and ferns. I bought a bunch of ti leafs and Nancy bought some palms, ti leaf and tropical sprays for decorating the pa`ina at her place.

Lovena
EastCoastTropics

New Things To Come!

Aloha Pumehana! Hope everyone is having a safe and happy holidays! There are new things to come for East Coast Tropics in the New Year of 2008.

1) East Coast Tropics will be on holiday vacation and will be closed December 16, 2007 thru Janauary 2, 2008. Nope, not going to Oahu for the holidays, although I sure wish I were! *L* Orders will be taken during this time and will be processed starting 1/3/2008.

2) There is a new Bargains page up and running on the site. Forever Lost and Tiare soaps are on sale as they will be discontinued in 2008. They are still available within our gift sets. Also, added to the Bargains page is the Bag Of Soap Scraps. I have no idea what scent these little critters are, but they're made of the same ingredients as the Aloha Soaps and they'll clean ya right up. Check it out at: http://eastcoasttropics.com/bargains.html

3) Starting January 1, 2008 Aloha Soaps will no longer be offered at quantity discounts and will be priced at $4.50 per bar. Aloha Soaps will be available in quantity discounts through the Arts & Crafts Shows that I participate in. 2008 schedule at: http://eastcoasttropics.com/Appear.html

If you place an order for Aloha Soaps during ECT vacay, you will get the soaps at the quantity discounted price listed on the website.

4) Aloha Soaps will also be getting a new look. No longer will they be "wavy cut" but instead, will be straight sliced. They will be packaged in shrink wrap and a new label. The ends of the shrink wrap are left opened so that the soap can breath and its scent can be enjoyed.

5) I will be offering Aloha Soaps wholesale to gift shops. If you know of a gift shop in your area that would be interested in carrying Aloha Soaps, please have them contact me through:
http://eastcoasttropics.com/wholesaleinfo.html

6) There will be free gifts with orders of $50 or more. The shopping cart is set up for free shipping on orders over $100. And in 2008, the shopping cart will be set up for a 10% discount on orders of $250 or more.

* * *Need a stocking stuffer or a Secret Santa gift? There are several East Coast Tropics gifts to send off!


Mini Lauhala Gift
Soft Lauhala basket includes an Aloha Soap and gift tag of your choice. http://eastcoasttropics.com/mini_lauhala.html




Plumeria Hair Clip
The newest rage in Hawaii! What says Hawaii better than a stylish Plumeria Hair Clip. Made of soft foam and shaped into the beautiful Plumeria flower. http://eastcoasttropics.com/plumeriaclip.html


Handpainted Kukui Nut Wristlet
Wear Aloha on your wrists with these stunning and beautiful Kukui Nut wristlets. Comes with giftbox and bow! Mele Kalikimaka!
http://eastcoasttropics.com/kukuinut.html



**New products scheduled for 2008:
- Perfume Spray
- Lavender Vanilla Soap (Maui you can smell!)


Mahalo Nui Loa,
Lovena
East Coast Tropics

E Komo Mai!

E komo mai to the East Coast Tropics blog! East Coast Tropics is proud to present handmade soaps that radiant the beauty found in Hawaii. This blog is to replace the newsletter on Yahoo.groups. and will be used to announce specials, sales and new product additions to East Coast Tropics!

This blog will also be used to post my Travel Reports to Hawaii as well as updates to Hawaii eCards at http://hawaii-ecards.com

Mahalo,
Lovena
East Coast Tropics