Bracelets
Haku Lei, Cut Out Border — 14K Gold Bracelet, 12 mm
$4,105.00
SKU: DJH-BR-HAKULEI-12MM-14KY-CUTOUT
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Start with this design →Opens Design Your Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry with this piece filled in. We price it with you and send a design draft before anything is made.
Why buy from us
Hand-engraved in our Waipahu workshop. A family shop since 1991.
Product Details
A plumeria blossom and leaves are woven together around the band like a lei in gold. Haku is the Hawaiian art of braiding a lei, flowers, ferns and leaves woven together on a base into a single garland.
The cut-out border is open work, so light passes through the edge and the whole piece feels lighter. The barrel profile and medium weight give it presence on the wrist without feeling heavy. Made to order by our jewelers in our Waipahu workshop. A meaningful gift for a milestone, an anniversary, or a loved one far from the islands.
Bracelet Information
- Metal
- 14K Yellow Gold
- Width
- 12 mm
- Profile
- Barrel
- Weight
- Medium
- Size
- Choose your size (standard 7.5 in)
- Closure
- Solid
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A solid bangle has to pass over your hand, so it is measured around the hand and not the wrist.
Design Details
- Design
- Haku Lei
- Design finish
- Cut Out
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The engraver cuts your design all the way to the edge of the piece, then carves away along the design to leave the cut-out.
- Border
- Cut Out
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Cut out or scalloped, to highlight the design.
How it is made
- Made
- To order in Waipahu, Hawaiʻi
- Lead time
- 7-14 working days in our workshop, plus shipping.
- Design draft
- You approve a design draft before we start
- Gold
- 14K gold, cut and hand-engraved by our jewelers
This width, actual size
Shown to scale against a US quarter. Calibrate on the sizing guide for true actual size.
Financing & Payment Options
- Layaway No interest. Arranged in person at our Waipahu showroom, not at online checkout.
- Financing Synchrony Bank — ask us about current specials. Hawaiʻi residents only.
Common questions
How do I measure for a Hawaiian bracelet or a ring?
A solid bangle has to pass over your hand, so it is measured around the hand and not the wrist. Cup your thumb into your palm as though you were putting the bracelet on, wrap a tape measure around the widest part — over all five knuckles — and read it in inches. The standard size is 7½ inches, and we make them in quarter-inch steps. An open-clasp bracelet is measured differently: it opens, so it is ordered to your wrist measurement instead, with the open clasp added to the cost. For rings, measure the circumference of the finger at the knuckle in millimeters and match it to the ring size table in our sizing guide, which covers US 4 to 13. If you are between sizes, call us or come in.
Is there a limit on what I can have engraved inside?
There is no character limit. The limit is the piece: how much room you have is set by your wrist or finger size, not by the width of the band, because the inscription runs around the inside rather than across the face. A 40 mm bangle and a 10 mm bangle at the same wrist size hold the same amount. Spaces count as characters. Tell us what you would like and we will say if it needs shortening — that is what we do anyway.
Can you engrave the ʻokina and the kahakō?
Yes, both. They are letters rather than decoration, and leaving them off changes the word — so if your name or your phrase carries them, tell us and they will be cut correctly. We can also engrave other scripts where a customer provides the characters; that becomes a question of choosing a size with room for them.
Can a Hawaiian heirloom piece be resized later?
Resizing is free within 30 days of purchase, up to one size, and that includes our Hawaiian heirloom pieces. If it needs more than that, such as added metal, stones reset, or a bigger change in size, we talk it through with you and agree the work and the cost first. You can bring it in, or ship it to us and we'll ship it back insured. After 30 days, resizing is quoted work.