MAHĀNA was born out of a love for adventure, sunny days, and good company.
Conceived across the globe, and designed in New Zealand - made for those with warm hearts and sandy feet.
While adventuring in Canada, exploring mountains and dipping in cold lakes, our founder never let his lightweight, microfibre travel towel leave his backpack. Its compact size, super absorbency and quick-drying nature meant less time being uncomfortable, and more time exploring.
In French Polynesia through white sand beaches, waterfall showers, and post-dive boat rides, that super-towel never left his side. Love for adventure was mixed with appreciation for the warm island hospitality and slow beach life.
An idea was brewing.
Diving in Indonesia, seeing more trash than fish. Rafts of plastic bottles, all shapes and sizes littering the harbour waters. It has to stop.
It wasn't until mid lock-down in New Zealand that ideas turned into plans. Taking that much loved travel towel, making some improvements, chatting to manufacturers and designing some colourful beach-inspired looks, dreams blossomed into MAHĀNA and their flagship recycled beach towel.
MAHĀNA - "Sun" in Tahitian
A whopping 91% of plastic is not recycled. There is little money in recycled polyester, because virgin polyester is still mass produced. If we can create demand for turning recycled plastics into fibre, rather than use virgin polyester... it's a start.
This is our planet.
Dare to make waves. Dare to be bold.
DARE TO DIVE IN.
The Mahana Team
SUSTAINABILITY IS WOVEN INTO OUR FABRIC
WE CREATE TOWELS THAT LAST, ARE MANUFACTURED RESPONSIBLY, AND THAT INSPIRE CHANGE
