Brie Thalmann

Honolulu

Managing Style Editor at Honolulu Magazine

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Articles

Sage Imber Fashions Give Back to the Earth

3 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

Yuko Palazzo’s next chapter is all about intentional, conscious design. Just as one’s style evolves over time, so too do designers’ influences. Such is the case with Yuko Palazzo, whom you may know for her boho resortwear line, Marina & Co., which hit shelves in 2018. Since then, the Diamond Head-based designer has found herself drawn more and more to sustainable practices.
Onepa‘a Hawai‘i Turns Industrial Trash into Beachwear Treasure

3 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

Using Econyl, a nylonlike fabric regenerated from discarded industrial plastic, Onepa‘a Hawai‘i makes sustainable swimwear and hats. The only acceptable way for plastic waste to be in the ocean? In the form of Onepa‘a Hawai‘i’s sustainable beachwear. The Mānoa label uses Econyl—a nylonlike fabric regenerated from discarded industrial plastic—to make its swimsuits, boardshorts, keiki thermals and baby bucket hats.
Celebrate Hawai‘i’s Trees During the Year of Our Community Forests

3 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

Learn about trees, pick up free native plants and stickers, volunteer with conservation organizations and more ways to get involved. When it comes to tree conservation, images of Hawai‘i forests in their wildest forms, rising from our mountains and blanketing our valleys, can come to mind. But our community forests, made up of the trees along our streets, in our yards and parks and on our school campuses, need just as much care and attention.
Sneak Peek: Get a Look Inside Fighting Eel's New Mānoa Store

1 month ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

The local label opens its fifth O‘ahu boutique today, March 7. Here's what to expect. Fighting Eel fans—the day has finally arrived! After months of teasing her brand’s fifth O‘ahu location, designer Lan Chung’s new Mānoa boutique will open this Friday, March.
Meet the Designer of Active by Teal, the Trendsetting Jumpsuit Brand

1 month ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

Meet Teal Kealohi Salvador, the 28-year-old designer from ‘Aiea whose Active by Teal line has skyrocketed in popularity since its launch in 2022. Family StyleMy dad was lead designer for Crazy Shirts and started his own company, Nalu Blue, designing Hawaiian-themed stickers and decals. I worked for him since I was 8, 9, 10 years old, and by the time I was 12 to 14, I was packing orders, doing invoices and helping at craft fairs. So, from that age I knew I wanted to get into something similar.
Bali Meets Japan in This Harmonious Hawai‘i Island Home

1 month ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

The Pedicini Residence on the Kohala Coast was recently renovated, restoring its Japanese Zen garden to its former glory. When undertaking a renovation, it’s best to start with good bones—core elements that have held up well over time.
We Tried It: Glow Golf at Olomana Golf Links

2 months ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

When we heard that Olomana Golf Links in Waimānalo would be introducing Glow Golf in January, we immediately said, let’s go! Then we remembered that no one on our staff actually golfs, save for the occasional putt-putt game. So we did the next best thing and recruited a friend of the mag (someone who hits the links regularly) to try it out on our behalf.
Where Time Stands Still: Maguro-Ya

2 months ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

Editor’s Note: Where Time Stands Still is a new Frolic series that celebrates Hawai‘i’s longstanding and beloved eateries. These places comfort us because they are the same as they always were, serving up favorite foods and dishes that we love, generation after generation. Comfort food comes in many forms, and for me, Japanese food always feels like home. And on days when I’m craving a taste of something deliciously familiar, I often find myself at Maguro-Ya, one of Kaimukī’s oldest restaurants.
Meet Moke Gabs, the Hawai‘i-Designed Cards Making a Game of Local Phrases

2 months ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

Designed by the team behind Hawaiiverse, this game has you decode gibberish into Hawai‘i-inspired phrases. Designed by four friends from Hilo—Jared Kushi, Taylor Martin, Callie Martin and Kamaka Dias—Moke Gabs is a giggle-inducing new card game that’s been taking local gatherings by storm.
Travel-Inspired, Swoon-Worthy Tapestries From Vidaloha Studio

2 months ago | honolulumagazine.com | Brie Thalmann

Valentina Autran’s loomed creations pay homage to her Chilean roots. Loomed textile art has long been a celebrated element of South American culture, especially in Arica, the coastal city in northern Chile where illustrator Valentina Autran is from. Now based on O‘ahu, Autran brings a touch of her home country in the form of tapestries made under her label, Vidaloha Studio. “I’m especially drawn to large-scale works that play the main character in a room,” she says.