Remote lava fields along Hawaii Island’s southern coast hold a secret; an eroding cinder cone that crumbles into a luminous green sand beach. Look closely at the olivine sand and you just may get a glimpse of Pele’s tears.

Papakōlea (PAH-pah-KŌH-lay-ah; plover flats)

Every Kanilea pen is unique in color and pattern. The pattern of Papakōlea varies from pen to pen and from our online photos. Your Papakōlea Mau Loa will be uniquely yours—no one will have one just like it, and that makes every Kanilea very special. 

Papakōlea Mau Loa is created with a wide, handmade Argentium Silver band featuring a circle of continuous, flowing waves. Our Mau Loa band represents the endless waves of the ocean, the life-sustaining force the ocean provides, and the interconnectedness of all living creatures in the sea and on land. It expresses the aloha woven into all Kanilea pens.

Read about the items included with your pen. Additionally, we offer Papakōlea, which is created without our Mau Loa band.

Your Kanilea pen will be handcrafted with aloha especially for you. Please allow approx. 8–10 weeks for completion.