This year is a year of transition here at Coconut Girl Hawaii Shop. With much consideration and thought I have decided to take a step back from new merchandise for at least the first half of this new year. Along with this decision I’ve marked down everything in the shop to help clear out my work space to hopefully make room for new things to come later this year. I’ll be continuing to take time off from commissioned artwork until further notice. Mahalo to those who are patiently waiting for that to reopen.

As most of you may have seen on my IG announcement last month I have been working through new grief early into this new year with the loss of one of my best friends/cousins Zarad. Being with our family and friends during this time has been a huge part of my healing but it had made getting orders out the beginning of the year a bit harder as I was not at home (where I run Coco Girl out of) most of the month of January.

If 2025 has taught me anything it's that doing this business goes deeper than sales. I've connected with you guys through the love of Bubus, my random day-in-the-life and try-with me stories, and just talking story on the dms about any and everything. When I started this small business I had no idea where it was gonna take me but I'm proud to say I've found a lot of you on this journey. You’ve been patient and understanding through this past month and I appreciate you all for it more than you guys may know.

Mahalo again for all the love, condolences and prayers I received via DMs the past month

Aloha Always!

-Taimane Kapahua (owner and artist)