Jewelry services, Honolulu
Custom design, restoration and repair, appraisals, estate buying and Aloha Pauahi heirloom bracelets. Steve does the work in Honolulu, so your pieces never leave the island.
The five services
Designed and built from scratch, or reworked from something you already own.
Because the piece is made here, the design can still change while it is being made.
Worn, broken or loose, brought back to wearable without being sent away.
Your piece stays on island and is assessed in front of you, so you hear what is worth doing and what is not.
Know what you have, in writing, from a graduate gemologist.
Useful when you need documentation for insurance, or simply want to understand an inherited collection before deciding anything.
A valuation and an offer in the same conversation.
Jewel Box Hawaii is licensed by the State of Hawaii to buy estate and inherited jewelry, and the appraisal work happens in house.
Hawaiian heirloom bracelets, handmade and hand engraved in Hawaii.
Custom made to the wrist in four to six weeks. Pricing on request.
How an appointment runs
Jewel Box Hawaii is owned by Steve, a graduate gemologist trained in gemology, jewelry manufacturing, design and appraisal. Every custom piece, restoration and appraisal is handled by him in Honolulu rather than sent away.
At the appointment, or from photographs sent ahead of time. Most questions about whether something can be repaired, reset or valued are answered by seeing it.
For a custom piece that means the design, the metal and the stone. For a repair it means what is worth doing and what is not. You get a straight answer either way, including when the answer is that a piece should be left alone.
On the bench in Honolulu. Nothing is shipped off island, which is why a design can still be adjusted part way through.
Yes. We work by appointment so every consultation gets focused, uninterrupted attention.
Here, in Honolulu. Every custom piece, restoration and appraisal is handled in house, which is why a design can be adjusted mid process and an heirloom never leaves the island.
Yes. Inherited stones are welcome, and reworking something you already own is a large part of what we do.
It depends on the piece. Timelines vary with complexity and stone sourcing. An Aloha Pauahi bracelet is custom made to the wrist in four to six weeks.
Yes. Steve is a graduate gemologist, so identification, valuation and written documentation can all happen in the same conversation.
Yes. Jewel Box Hawaii is licensed by the State of Hawaii to buy estate and inherited jewelry, so a valuation and an offer can happen together rather than across separate appointments.
From the journal
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Describe the piece or the idea, and we will follow up to arrange a time.