There are places along the island where the ocean does not simply meet the land — it forces its way through it.
Halona is one of those places.
This piece is inspired by the raw energy of the Halona Blowhole on Oʻahu’s southeastern coast, where deep blue water is driven through ancient lava tubes and erupts skyward in a sudden surge of salt and spray. Standing on the black rock cliffs, you feel the rhythm of pressure and release — the ocean gathering strength, disappearing into stone, then returning with unmistakable power.
Natural turquoise beads echo the shifting colors of the water — from calm shallows to shadowed depths — while the rough-textured blue snakeskin jasper pendant reflects the volcanic formations carved over centuries by wind, salt, and wave. Its organic surface feels like a fragment of coastline itself, shaped not by hands but by time.
Halona Surge is a reminder of nature’s force and beauty — a moment of awe captured in stone.
An heirloom souvenir of the islands, created to be worn anywhere yet always carrying the memory of standing at the edge of the Pacific, feeling both small and fully alive.
Western roots. Ocean heart.
Gold Filled components; hook and eye clasp
15”
There are places along the island where the ocean does not simply meet the land — it forces its way through it.
Halona is one of those places.
This piece is inspired by the raw energy of the Halona Blowhole on Oʻahu’s southeastern coast, where deep blue water is driven through ancient lava tubes and erupts skyward in a sudden surge of salt and spray. Standing on the black rock cliffs, you feel the rhythm of pressure and release — the ocean gathering strength, disappearing into stone, then returning with unmistakable power.
Natural turquoise beads echo the shifting colors of the water — from calm shallows to shadowed depths — while the rough-textured blue snakeskin jasper pendant reflects the volcanic formations carved over centuries by wind, salt, and wave. Its organic surface feels like a fragment of coastline itself, shaped not by hands but by time.
Halona Surge is a reminder of nature’s force and beauty — a moment of awe captured in stone.
An heirloom souvenir of the islands, created to be worn anywhere yet always carrying the memory of standing at the edge of the Pacific, feeling both small and fully alive.
Western roots. Ocean heart.
Gold Filled components; hook and eye clasp
15”