A Hawaiʻi Island designer is bringing a new line of bags and clothing to Oʻahu this weekend, good news for shoppers who follow the brand.

• Dezigns by Kamohoaliʻi will have a booth at the Best of Hawaiʻi Makeke at the Blaisdell this weekend, with new bags and outfits.
• The shipment nearly got derailed by recent storms, but the cargo made it over to Oʻahu in time.
• Separately, Waimea's paʻu riders are prepping for Paniolo Week, September 14–19, with the parade on Saturday the 19th.
• Waimea does paʻu differently: instead of island princesses, riders portray actual aliʻi like Kamehameha II and Queen Kamāmalu, with simpler outfits and lei chosen for personal meaning rather than island colors.
• The women now ride their own unit instead of being escorted, with a separate men's unit in suits and top hats riding as their husbands.

Outlook: The makeke runs this weekend, with Paniolo Week and the Aloha Festivals parade following in mid-September; details at the Aloha Festivals Island of Hawaiʻi site.