Back again to the era of the Hawaiian monarchy, the origin of Hawaiian heirloom jewellery can be found. The Hawaiian kingdom had long enjoyed a favorable romantic relationship with England.

In February 1862, Prince Albert, husband to England’s Queen Victoria, was dead. During the queen’s time of grief, only mourning clothes and black-accented jewellery had been acceptable apparel at the royal court. Meanwhile, jewellery accented with black jet or enamel and carved with floral, vine or scroll styles became the fashion trend in England. These items arrived in the types of rings, broaches, pendants and bracelets.

Reacting to Prince Albert’s death, a 23-yr-previous Hawaiian princess named Liliu Loloku Walania Kamakaeha (Hawaii’s last Queen Liliuokalani) ordered two gold that exactly followed the style and detail of the black-enameled English mourning jewellery.

In 1887, Hawaii’s Queen Kapiolani and Princess Liliu had been invited to Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. At the Jubilee, Queen Victoria bestowed them valuable gold bracelets with every title of theirs imprinted in Old English Lettering stuffed with black enamel (here’s an example of hawaiian jewelry). They adored the present so that they had similar bracelets made for Hawaiian Royal members on their return to Hawaii. Hawaiian Royal had adopted this sophisticated and hand-carved technique and created it into its unique style inspired by Hawaiian nature. This Hawaiian royal heritage has been succeeded and lived on as Today’s Hawaiian Jewelry.