Hawaii Fashion Gold Jewelry

Not only has the 50th state introduced us to the hula, luau, and ukelele, but it has given us beautiful Hawaii fashion gold jewelry. For generations Hawaii has been dazzling the world with its unique take on gold jewelry. Read on to learn more about this special jewelry from a special island.

Hawaii Jewelry Background and Style

Hawaii fashion gold jewelry is gold jewelry with black enamel lettering or designs. It is said that the jewelry first became fashionable during the mid 1800s when Hawaii's future queen Liliuokalani traveled to England for Queen Victoria's jubilee celebration and received a gold bracelet with her name in black enamel lettering as a gift. Upon her return to Hawaii she had similar bracelets made, and the style eventually became associated with Hawaii.

Hawaii heritage fashion jewelry is usually heavily engraved with beautiful designs, many times symbols of the island itself like a native flower.

Hawaii Fashion Jewelry as Gifts

This special type of jewelry is frequently given as a gift to mark special occasions, such as anniversaries, birthdays, holidays and weddings. A special piece of heritage jewelry is frequently handed down through the generations, passed from mother to daughter, grandmother to grandchild.

Where to Buy Hawaii Fashion Gold Jewelry

What better place is there to find Hawaii jewelry than Hawaii? If you're lucky enough to live in the beautiful Hawaiian islands or to travel there, take advantage and stock up on plenty of the state's fashion gold jewelry!

The rest of us will have to settle for other means of getting our hands on some great Hawaiian jewelry. Not too long ago this might have been a problem, but today Hawaiian jewelry is as close as our computers. Yes, I'm talking about the Internet where you can buy everything from a Siberian Husky to a garden bench. There is no shortage of websites dealing in Hawaii jewelry, but listed below are a few LoveToKnow Jewelry favorites.

• Big Island Jewelers - This shop specializes in traditional Hawaiian gold jewelry with black enamel details. The antique look of the jewelry is reminiscent of the elaborate designs of the Victorian age, with plenty of swooshes, swirls and flowers. Big Island Jewelers sells rings, bracelets and pendants as well as custom jewelry. Incidentally, the company is the official jeweler of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship and sells an Ironman line of jewelry. The site shows the company's many unique jewelry designs, and requests that you call their toll free number for pricing information and to place an order. Check the ordering portion of the website for additional information about the company's products.

• Royal Hawaiian Heritage Jewelry - The collection at this online store includes Hawaiian heritage bracelets, rings and pendants that can be customized with an engraving of your choice. The site also sells the Plumeria Collection, which features gold jewelry with the beautiful plumeria, or frangipani, flower. The Premium Designs collection features gold bracelets engraved with elaborate Hawaiian heritage designs, and the Le Grand Dame collection features an ornately engraved ring, pendant and bracelet set with diamonds.

• Hawaiian Jewelry Connection - In addition to gold fashion jewelry, this website offers platinum and silver Hawaiian jewelry. The site offers custom engraving and even has a link to a tool that translates your name into Hawaiian, so you can choose to have the Hawaiian name engraved on your bracelet or other piece of jewelry. The site also offers several Plumeria flower designs, from a single golden plumeria pendant to many plumeria side by side, forming a bracelet. Finally, the Hawaiian Jewelry Connection site offers several styles of diamond cut rope chains, from 2 mm size up to 18 mm and of different lengths.

If you haven't tried Hawaii jewelry before, check it out now - you just might fall in love!