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The Power of Pausing: How Stepping Back Moved Us Forward

Last year, I made the intentional choice to pause and reflect on where The Keiki Dept was headed. After years of building this business from the ground up, I realized we needed to slow down to focu...

Giving Back in 2025: Supporting Ulu Aʻe

We're excited to announce that in 2025-26, The Keiki Dept will be supporting Ulu Aʻe's mission of empowering keiki through authentic Hawaiian cultural education with 1% of our online sales. Every...

The Naupaka Flower

When you’re wandering the shores of Oʻahu or exploring a mountain trail in Kaua‘i, you might notice an odd flower growing nearby: delicate, green-leafed, with petals that form only half a circle. T...

We Got Into Mana Up (And I'm Still Processing It)

We're in Mana Up's 10th Cohort! "The Keiki Dept isn't just paying for diapers anymore - it's become my legacy." After nine years of sharing Hawaiian culture through authentic keiki pieces, we've be...

Why Support Small Business

Why Supporting Small Businesses in Hawaiʻi Matters 🌺 Did you know that small businesses like ours are the heartbeat of Hawaiʻi’s economy? 🌴 Hawaiʻi Small Business Facts: 99% of businesses in Ha...

Childhood Memories: Our Palaka Collection

Can you believe it's been four years since we kicked off this palaka collection during those early stay at home days? Back then, it was all about finding ways to keep sane during the lockdowns. Pal...

The story behind our Lei Maile Design

Our fourth lei in the collab was a Maile lei print and being that (at the time) we thought our fourth baby would be our last, it felt like a great way to close out the lei collection. Maile lei ar...

Our New Look

If there was a time for a new look, it was this year. Over the years, our brand has grown tremendously - from working on our kitchen table with only one baby to working out of our warehouse with fo...

Limu Love

When I was growing up, I remember when my family used to go to the beach. There would be limu all over the beaches. I remember my sister and I picking it up and throwing it at each other, squealing...

Kaleimamo Hawaii Collab

Our collab with Kaleimamo Hawai'i releases tomorrow, June 1st, and I'm so excited! I think I probably asked her right after we started using cloth so this has been months in the making.