Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association News Release
For Immediate Release
April 28, 2022
Contact: Judy Edwards
Communications Specialist
808-747-6572 (fax) 808-985-7333
Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association Wins Partnership Award For Product Innovation
Supporters of national parks in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa can show their love with an award-winning ʻohe kapala (bamboo stamp) mandala stainless steel insulated bottle that was recognized for a 2022 Partnership Award by the Public Lands Alliance!
Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (HPPA) partnered with Hawaiian cultural advisors and NPS leadership to design a culturally significant ʻohe kapala pattern for each of six national park partners.
The individual patterns were then combined into a single graphic design representing our park partnerships. We call this graphic our Mandala (our symbol of completeness and unity). This fresh take on traditional Polynesian design, paired with a high-value, eco-friendly, and useful item makes meaningful connections and provides funding for national park programs and projects.
We partnered with Engraving Pro, a Hawaiʻi-based company on Molokaʻi, to source and etch the bottles, and make custom ombre colors.
Find this award-winning mandala bottle at these national park stores in Hawaiʻi:
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Haleakalā National Park
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park
Puʻukoholā National Historic Site
and online at: https://shop.hawaiipacificparks.org
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HPPA is the nonprofit partner of six national parks in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
Proceeds from our visitor center park stores and online shop have contributed over $22 million in support to the national parks since 1933.
