The limited edition Moore Aloha Surfboard tin and decal—designed by University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu student Harper Okamoto—are now available for purchase, with 100% of net proceeds being donated to the UH West Oʻahu Creative Media program and the Moore Aloha Foundation. The art was inspired by pro surfer and Olympic gold medalist Carissa Moore’s Moore Aloha Charitable Foundation.
The products launched in September with a celebration at Honolulu Cookie Company’s Hyatt Regency Waikiki location. The special signing event featured both Okamoto—a spring 2024 graduate who earned her bachelor of arts in creative media with a concentration in design and media—and Moore—surfing’s first Olympic gold medalist and five-time world surfing champion. The cookie tin and decal can be found in stores or online.
“I was inspired by the bright colors that are associated with Carissa’s brand and I wanted to incorporate some of those because they are so fun and friendly,” Okamoto said. “For Honolulu Cookie Company, I used simple shapes to represent their message to warmly welcome anyone that comes to the islands and buys their product. I wanted to use something that gave the impression of the aloha spirit, but in a way that would get the message across to anyone even if they don’t speak the languages here.”
Okamoto’s winning design was the result of Honolulu Cookie Company teaming up with the UH West Oʻahu Creative Media program for a student packaging design contest.
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—By Zenaida Serrano Arvman
