The Ocean Athlete is happy to support a local Hawaiian Big Island Girls, Mahea and Ehiku were born water women. From their native Hawaiian heritage to paddling together for Puna Canoe Club as kids, being water women was just plain and simply in their blood.
Growing up in Kalapana, Mahealani lived and breathed the ocean lifestyle. After High School she attended the Fashion Institute of Design where she graduated with a degree in Graphic Arts, then she set off to travel the world. All the while designing and sewing bikinis and active wear for herself, friends and her paddling teammates. From surfing the Big Island reef breaks, to paddling for her local Canoe Club, she is truly a Hawaiian water woman.
Ehiku started surfing when she was just a toddler on the front of her mothers board. She started canoe paddling at the age of 12 , while still surfing and body boarding the perfect Hawaiian waves. SUP became her new passion in 2007 while living in Malibu with her Husband Actor Ingo Rademacher. Being able to combine canoe paddling and surfing allowed Ehiku to ditch the wetsuit in the California cold waters of Point Dume and get back into a bikini. Ehiku has always had a love for design. Being an avid water woman and lover of all outdoor activity, she saw a need for active wear in the SUP community. Having been aware of her friend Mahea’s design talents for quite some time it was the paddle “Kini” pants that caught her attention, it was something different and new in a competitive sportswear market.
Mahea and Ehiku are SUP enthusiasts and want to make being on the water and working out even more fun by offering their passion for design, color, comfort, and, “originality” in their MAHIKU Activewear Collection.
Check out some of the Fall prints
If you are keen to order please contact us here at The Ocean Athlete
theoceanathlete@gmail.com
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