ALOHA iS the AUTHENTICITY & TRADITION IN EVERYTHING WE MAKE:

KAIROU Waterman is an extension of genuine Hawaiian culture, rich Japanese tradition, as well as thousand-year-old artisan skill sets passed down by our teachers, and their teachers, and their teachers in turn.

Cultural accuracy and commerce need not be at odds with each other. Another's culture should never be compromised or co-opted, especially for the sake of money. Yet digital and physical markets are rife with cons and cheats, pimping mass-manufactured trinkets as "Hawaiian" or "Polynesian", or synthetic bone as "natural", or inferior items as "premium". These are lazy but effective deceptions. Do not be fooled. Seek out authenticity. Quality & authenticity in artisan products - including KAIROU’s - means:

No mass production
No industrial pre-fabrication
No cheap synthetic substitutes
No unrealistic hype
No unethical labor
No cultural appropriation

Our pieces are unimpeachably authentic. Our prices reflect this pedigree. Our profits are re-invested into the Hawaiian community.

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Mahalo / ありがとう ございます / Thank you.