Amidst a plethora of locally-made (or locally named) beauty products, Pure Hapa is among the standouts. Of course, the brand new pretty package helps quite a bit. Company describes itself as "a skincare line crafted from the purest Hawaiian botanicals and fruits, blended with healing, anti-aging antioxidants from Asia." Word on that and the stuff smells lovely, too. The Hapalicious Orange Mango Body sit sounded quite delicious to me, and I think my wife would agree. Alas, this stuff appears to be made and sold in Cali but it's heart is clearly in the islands. Hat tip to Hapa Hale for pointing this out to me.

—Alex, 04/19/08