Thousands of people here in Hawai‘i and around the world wear this shell around their neck, but few people have ever seen a live textile cone shell. The famous puka shells are made by the large surf ...

Ricky Castillo was in second grade when his dad, Mark, took the family on vacation to Hawaii. For the Castillos, the trip had special meaning. Mark Castillo (pronounced Ca-still-e-o) was around ...

Puka shell necklaces are super famous and they sell in most of the jewelry shops here in Hawai‘i, but most people do not know what a puka shell is. You can walk on the beaches here in Hawai‘i and pick ...

Irv Zakheim was a few years removed from selling puka shell necklaces on the beaches of Hawaii when he had a $150 million dollar dinnerware idea. And if you have been a child or had a child in the ...

Some of the Von Trapp family visited Kauai in 1952. Those wearing lei are, from left, Father Wasner (a friend of the Von Trapps), Hedwig, Madame Trapp, Lorli, Agatha and Rosemary. Johannes, who was ...

Crank up the boy band videos, pump up the keg party, and call all your mall rat pals, because cheesy ’90s puka shell necklaces are back! Originating on the Hawaiian islands, the white shell accessory ...