Summer 2020
About the Makers
image courtesy of kokua sun care
ROBIN AND TATYANA, OWNERS
Hawaii-owned and operated, Kokua Sun Care started when Robin and Tatyana identified a need in the sunscreen market (mainstream chemical sunscreens included toxic ingredients and natural ones they tried were hard to apply and left their skin feeling greasy and sticky) and understood the demanding process to meet it. They soon embarked on a five-year odyssey to create reef safe Kokua Sun Care Hawaiian Natural Zinc Sunscreen, SPF 50 with 80 minutes water resistance, 25% zinc, 7 Hawaii-grown antioxidant ingredients, and FDA compliance. They sought to create a high performing zinc sunscreen that rubbed in clear and smooth like a moisturizing lotion and was enriched with Hawaiian antioxidant ingredients that would support local farms and businesses.
TROPICAL PAPER GARDEN
Tropical Paper Garden makes reusable bags that are an eco-friendly alternative to plastic bags. Their mission is to encourage people to think "GREEN" by utilizing their reusable bags, printed with a wide range of designs that reflect the natural beauty of the islands.
JES AND JEN, OWNERS
Jes and Jen are sisters who were born and raised on the island of Maui, Hawaii. They specialize in designing the annie + flo notecard line, stationery, invitations, announcements and more! You will find that their Japanese heritage and Hawaii upbringing has a huge impact on their design aesthetic. They continue to be inspired by the natural beauty that surrounds us, the uniqueness of the people and cultures of Hawaii, and the importance of family and friends.
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JIM LOOMIS, AUTHOR
Jim Loomis has made Hawaii his home for more than fifty years. He has worked in public relations, was general manager of Honolulu's minor league baseball team, oversaw the Complaint Department for the City of Honolulu and owned and ran an advertising agency that specialized in media for political campaigns. Now retired and living on Maui, Loomis is a freelance writer specializing in rail travel and the author of All Aboard! The Complete North American Train Travel Guide (Chicago Review Press), currently in its fourth printing. His articles and columns have appeared in publications such as the Dallas Morning News, the Columbus Dispatch, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and International Living and Family Motorcoach magazines.
Watermark Publishing is a homegrown Hawaii publisher specializing in books about the 50th State - from sports stories to small-kid titles, guidebooks to plantation memoirs. Watermark Publishing is proud to have been a part of the Hawaii book publishing community for 25 years.