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Kailua’s Muumuu Heaven prepares to sew it all up

  • ERIKA ENGLE / ERIKA@STARADVERTISER.COM
    Deb Mascia adjusts pillows at Hana Hou Vintage in Kailua, steps away from Muumuu Heaven.
  • ERIKA ENGLE / ERIKA@STARADVERTISER.COM
    This close-up of the label on the Asian-inspired black dress Deb Mascia was holding, shows that the garment was “Created for Liberty House by Kiyomi.” (Size extra-small.)
  • COURTESY MUUMUU HEAVEN
    Among the items available at Muumuu Heaven are T-shirts saying “Global Warming is so hot right now,” based on a customer comment made to shop owner Deb Mascia. At right is recycled glassware that has been turned in to soy candles. In previous years customers have been able to get their purchases refilled at the shop.
  • COURTESY MUUMUU HEAVEN
    Muumuu Heaven owner Deb Mascia had a dream about entering the “pearly gates” into Muumuu Heaven, hence the pearlescent, beaded store entrance at 767 Kailua Road, in Kailua. The store will close at the end of February.
  • COURTESY DEB AND ERIC MASCIA
    Muumuu Heaven owners Deb and Eric Mascia and their son Zach.
  • COURTESY MUUMUU HEAVEN
    Muumuu Heaven in Kailua, set to close at the end of February, sells clothing, personal and home accessories and other merchandise up-cycled from old muumuus and aloha shirts as well as other recycled fabrics and materials. The store fixtures and furnishings all are recycled.
  • COURTESY MUUMUU HEAVEN
    Muumuu Heaven in Kailua, set to close at the end of February, sells clothing, personal and home accessories and other merchandise up-cycled from old muumuus and aloha shirts as well as other recycled fabrics and materials. The store fixtures and furnishings all are recycled.
  • COURTESY MUUMUU HEAVEN
    Customers often stop in to Muumuu Heaven to not just shop, but rest in the comfortable seating provided. The store sells clothing, personal and home accessories and other merchandise up-cycled from old muumuus and aloha shirts, as well as other recycled fabrics and materials. Customers are offered complimentary water or iced tea.

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