Puka shell necklaces are super famous and they sell in most of the jewelry shops here in Hawai‘i, but most people do not know what a puka shell is. You can walk on the beaches here in Hawai‘i ...

And next up on that to-be-resurrected list is a childhood staple. Puka shell necklaces are having a comeback, bringing back the fourth grade post-vacation style that was so popular in grade school.

Almost every jewelry store in Hawai‘i sells puka-shell necklaces, but very few people know where these puka shells come from! Hawai‘i is very unique because we have large surf that crashes ...

As a seven-year-old boy in 1970, I remember David Cassidy for ushering in bell-bottom, hip-hugger slacks, the blow-dried, feathered mullet, and also (importantly) introducing me to the puka shell ...

Crank up the boy band videos, pump up the keg party, and call all your mall rat pals, because cheesy ’90s puka shell necklaces are back! Originating on the Hawaiian islands, the white shell ...

Correct us if we’re wrong, but only a supermodel can prove to the rest of humanity that puka shells are actually kind of cool. Please, don’t jump to the conclusion that we are condoning puka ...

Yes, that’s right: We’re talking about shell-inspired jewelry — be it puka shell necklaces, turbo shell earrings, or some combination strung around your wrist, the seaside-find-turned-high ...

They're also making their way onto clothing and accessory pieces, with actual seashells and shell shapes accenting everything from t-shirts to sandals to handbags. Yup, even those puka shells from ...

For many, the peak of puka-shell relevance came and went with David Cassidy in The Partridge Family. For jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth, who grew up near the ocean in Southern California ...

Buried in the noise created by the plan to close Boracay is the specter of losing unique species—particularly the flying fox bats and Puka shells—due to the island’s overcrowding.