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Fashion designer Koa Johnson splits his work time between Maui and Oahu

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COURTESY KOA JOHNSON

Koa Johnson commissioned Ry-n Shimabuku to create custom head pieces to top each look in a display of his work at the Honolulu Museum of Art. The headdress accompanying “Crow,” left, was made using feathers, while the headdress with “Betta” makes reference to the Hawaiian mahiole, a crescent-shaped, feather-covered helmet associated with royalty

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Koa Johnson made adjustments to an evening gown he designed for Mrs. Hawaii Kelly Kitashima during a fitting at whiteHOT Hawaii in Kaimuki. Kitashima is competing to become Mrs. United States in Las Vegas this month.

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Koa Johnson made adjustments to an evening gown he designed for Mrs. Hawaii Kelly Kitashima during a fitting at whiteHOT Hawaii in Kaimuki. Kitashima is competing to become Mrs. United States in Las Vegas this month.