WELCOME TO THE MAKEKE. KAIROU Waterman IS AN EXTENSION OF GENUINE HAWAIIAN CULTURE, RICH JAPANESE TRADITION, AS WELL AS THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD ARTISAN SKILL SETS PASSED DOWN TO US BY OUR TEACHERS, REFINED BY OUR MENTORS, & ENRICHED BY OUR CULTURAL INFLUENCES.

ANOTHER’S CULTURE SHOULD NEVER BE CO-OPTED OR CORRUPTED FOR THE SAKE OF MOMENTARY PROFIT. CULTURAL ETHICS AND COMMERCE NEED NOT BE AT ODDS WITH EACH OTHER. YET DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL MARKETPLACES ARE RIFE WITH CONS AND CHEATS, PIMPING MASS-MANUFACTURED ITEMS AS ARTISAN, "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. GENUINE QUALITY 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.