O Ke Kai - Pohinahina Flowers

Pohinahina is a pretty native coastal plant in Hawaii and part of our Kahakai Lei collection, coastal plants that may find their way to the ocean. We often use this silvery plant with its lovely flowers and smell in lei po'o (head lei).

Choose a chain, and choose your charms, we will assemble the necklace for you. When you buy a chain with charms get 15% off the charms. Or gift charms, with or without a chain. Mix and match to create a necklace that evolves with you. Charms are easy to put on and take off, change your look to suit your day! Wear larger or smaller designs, group many onto a link or spread them out. Endless possibilities.

• Small measures 9 x 11mm on its face
• Medium measures 12 x 14 on its face
• When you purchase charms with a chain get 15% off all charms (use this link)
• Charms are easy to remove - add or changing out your necklace takes seconds
• Available in sterling silver or gold vermeil - solid gold on request
• Lead and nickel free
• Made in Hawaii
• More information on vermeil can be found in the blog

About Pohinahina

Pohinahina (Vitex rotundifolia) as a low shrub along the coastlines. In old Hawaii, people would layer the fragrant leaves with kapa to keep bugs away. This native plant has a number of Hawaiian names depending on which island you're on, including Hinahina kolo, Kolokolo kahakai, Manawanawa and Polinalina. The flowers and leaves are used in lei, and the edible leaves were used medicinally by the Hawaiians to treat stomach problems, and in more modern times to treat back pain. This plant is a survivor, withstanding sun, salt, wind and rain. It's hardy and can thrive both on the coast and inland - its often used as ground cover and is useful to combat erosion.

US Shipping: The good news – shipping for all US orders over $100 is free!  Otherwise our standard shipping rates are $9.99 anywhere in the US (8.99 in Hawaii).  If you are fortunate enough to live in Hawaii, we are happy to arrange a pick up.

International shipments: Please be patient while your purchase makes its way to you, we are a long way from most places. In fact, Hawaii is the most remote place from any other land mass in the world! Know that we will diligently get your order out as soon as we can, but that even with the best of timing, it may still take a few weeks to arrive. If you would like it sent somewhere not in our shipping list, please contact us or email at hello@alohikai.com and we’ll look into it for you.

Timing: ‘Alohi Kai jewelry is shipped from Hawaii, and some jewelry will be made to order which takes a bit of time. If we have it in stock, we’ll ship it out immediately. For silver pieces made to order, allow 1-3 days to ship; vermeil can take up to an additional 2-3 weeks to finish.  If you have a deadline earlier than this, send us a note to be sure – we may have one we can ship immediately. We generally use priority mail (5-7 days for shipping), but please allow 2-3 weeks delivery.

Our shipping is generally done via USPS First Class mail, however if you need something faster, and we have it in stock, we can send it priority mail (3-5 days from ship date), please email us at hello@alohikai.com to arrange it.