Coral is harvested by divers or submarine under strict rules which insure the continued growth of the colony.

Pink (precious) coral is an excellent media for carving.

The story of pearls and Pearl Harbor are explored in detail, with period print articles and displays of pearls harvested from the Hawaiian archipelago.

Did you know that there are over 7,000,0000,0000000, , 000 (that's seven gazillion) Hawaiian Islands? If you did, you would be wrong!

But there are over 130 at last count, stretching out in the blue Pacific.

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