Blog – The Keiki Dept

How the Lei Collection Started: Na Lei o Hawaiʻi

How the Lei Collection Started: Na Lei o Hawaiʻi

The concept of this lei was lei that were special to me and my 'ohana and quickly grew into more. Besides lei that I cherished, we also added some ...

Itʻs Party Time at Keiki and the Pineapple

Many families in Hawaiʻi throw big 1st birthday parties. We were one of them. With COVID restricting the big gatherings, we had to change our plans...

Paw Patrol and the Drive-Thru Pumpkin Patch!

Every year we go to Waimanalo Country Farms and this year we were so excited when they announced the Drive-Thru Pumpkin Patch! If you haven't alrea...

Distance Learning Updates

We are just over a month into our distance learning and I find myself saying, wow, it has only been a month!? Shout out to all the Kumu there helpi...

Back to School...but from Home

Back in March when we first started staying home, it didn't seem like too big of a deal to finish the year online. I mean stay at home, slow the sp...

3 Reasons Why I Buy Freshly Made Baby Food

Now that I have three keiki I buy baby food. I used to love making baby food. But running a small shop and raising 3 keiki doesn't make it realisti...

Why Shopping for an OBGYN is important

I never realized how important it was to shop around for an OBGYN. No matter who you choose as your OBGYN...do not get lazy like me. Make sure you...

Inside the Box Photos

Are you shopping online more? I know we are. My keiki love to play with the large boxes we get from Amazon. Usually they color all over them and us...

Living my Best Mask Life

The last few weeks, or months actually, have been a blur as we come to grips with our new reality.

3 Reasons Why We Switched to our 4ever Car Seat

When I had my first baby...the idea of pushing him in one of those little baby car seats attached to the stroller seemed picture perfect. But he ha...

Dear Santa...Itʻs Kili again!

Dear Santa, Remember me...Kili? I wrote to you last year but not sure if you ever got that letter...I didn't get the cords that I really wanted bu...

Holiday Shopping: Hawaii Small Shop Edition

Over the years I have moved away from shopping at the big box retailers and have supported small local shops. Why? Because I know the work and dedi...

Third Time's a Charm...Hospital Bag Necessities

When packing your bag...I totally recommend to try not to overpack. It is a lot easier said than done but possible. I mean, I had 3 tries so far an...