Hawiian Heirloom Jewelry, hand done or factory stamped?
Written: Feb 13 '00 (Updated Mar 10 '00)
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Pros: Maui Ho's is really hand done!
Cons: none
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| calwaone's Full Review: Hawaii |
I know my Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry is hand done in beautiful 14k with hand carvings all around the band, and 'kuuipo' hand done in calligraphy. I know, because I went to Honolulu and visited the factory where all but one of the jewelry dealers I had visited in Lahaina have theirs machine stamped there! I was given a personal, guided tour of the factory, and I was shocked! There were the men, all lined up in a row, stamping the jewelry with machines to make that beautiful calligraphy all exactly the same. There was no hand done workmanship done here, everything was stamp, stamp, stamp! I asked about jewelry dealers by name and was told, by the factory owner, that each of these dealers was a great customer of his. . except for one. The only jewelry dealer I could find who had the Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry completely hand carved and painted, was Maui Ho, in Lahaina. Lei and Marty of Maui Ho Jewelers are great to talk to, too. Lei, a true Hawaiian lady with the spirit of 'ALOHA' oozing from her very being, and Marty, her husband of 35 years, are so patient and willing to explain the way their jewelry is processed, individually, for each customer. I really enjoy my piece of Hawaii. . . my hand done Hawaiian Heirloom ring. I know, for a fact, that Randy Travis buys his wife's Hawaiian Heirloom pieces from Maui Ho. Don't waste your money on stamped fakes (that the jewelers will tell you are hand done, I found out), when you can just as easily buy from Maui Ho, and really get a hand carved piece that can't do anything but go up in value, as well as being a personal reminded of your trip to Paradise. Buy well, enjoy. I did!
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