Koa Sets The Trend In Hawaiian Jewelry

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Martin and MacArthur
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Koa Sets The Trend In Hawaiian Jewelry
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Forget the puka shells or the old fashioned wave
pendants that your grandmother bought in Hawaii.
Today, the hottest trend in Hawaiian jewelry in
wood KOA wood, to be exact. Koa grows only in
Hawaii and has beautiful swirling grain patterns
unseen in any other wood. Koa from the Big
Island of Hawaii is used to create beautiful
personal accessories and Koa jewelry worn by
trendy locals, kamaaina. Visitors to the islands
are seeing what the islanders are wearing and the
trend going global. Classic koa bangles or
bracelets are worn by men and women alike. The
narrower bangles are worn in odd numbers 3, 5,
or 7 at a time. Each bangle is carved from a
single piece of koa wood. Koa bracelets go with
almost any outfit, dress up for an evening out or
casual for a day of shopping.
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Koa Jewelry Rings from Martin and MacArthur
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Koa rings are very popular now for wedding bands
or simply to add a bit of Hawaiian style to any
ensemble. Warning, dont be fooled by cheap
titanium rings that scratch easily and lose their
shine. Smart kamaaina always buy koa rings made
withtungsten, the hardest metal that never
scratches and never needs polishing. High end
retailer Martin MacArthur has the widest
selection of koa-tungsten rings in Hawaii. Koa
pendants are updated and in style now. While
traditional Hawaiian fish hook pendants are still
popular, young people are wearing koa pendants
made with tungsten, for a shine that lasts
forever. Some of the most popular styles are the
koa dog tag pendant and the koa honu sea turtle
pendant. The biggest trend is definitely Koa
watches. The links and casing of these wood
watches are carved from solid koa wood. No one
does it better than Martin MacArthur, the
company that started the Koa craze and now
features the widest selection of Koa watches in
the world. The companys latest innovation is the
self-winding, automatic koa watch. Koa sets the
trend in Hawaiian jewelry today.
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Wood Watches - Author Bio

• Local-born Michael Tam, returned to Hawaii with
  an accomplished track record leading global
  companies with a strategic marketing focus. In
  2008, Tam became the majority owner, CEO, and
  President of Martin MacArthur, the premiere Koa
  furniture maker and retailer in Hawaii for fifty
  years. Also make personal accessories such as Koa
  wood watches ,jewelry,rings.
• Tam is responsible for leading Martin MacArthur
  to achieve sustainable, profitable, and long term
  growth. He has created meaningful connections
  within the community in support of the Hawaiian
  heritage and local artisans in Hawaii.
• In the past three, Martin MacArthur has opened
  nine new stores, including its first stores on
  the Big Island and Kauai. A distinctive retail
  store base is being created, focused on the
  finest home furnishings and personal accessories
  made in Hawaii for the gracious Hawaiian living.
  The Hawaiian furniture store have koa furniture
  rocking chair. They Also make personal
  accessories such jewelry, jewelry boxes, Koa wood
  watches .

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By the time Tam returned to Hawaii, he had
accumulated extensive executive experience with
global companies that included Nordstrom,
Starbucks, Borders, McDonalds, and American Eagle
Outfitters. His career is marked with success in
creating corporate business strategies
developing new brands reposition existing
brands introducing brands into global and
domestic markets After graduating with a
Master of Management degree in marketing and
finance at the Kellogg School of Business,
Northwestern University, he joined Leo Burnett as
senior media planner for Procter Gamble and was
International Vice President responsible for
McDonalds Corporation.
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