Hello, I'm Kris Kalama.

This is my profile bio. Aloha​,​ my name is Leslie Kaikulu Vincent and I turn beautiful hawaii grown wooden pieces of art on my lathe. I make lamps​,​ bowls​,​ and urns. While in highschool i fell in love with creating beautiful hawaiian art on the lathe. After graduating i was forced to leave that passion to work other construction jobs to support my family of 5. 6 years ago i was able buy an old lathe and renew my love for creating hawaiian bowls​,​ lamps and urns. Because of the support of my wife​,​ family and postive feedback of my art i have created my own woodturning business. Kaikulu Originals came from my hawaiian name that was given to me as a child by my hawaiian father. All of my art starts from pieces of hawaii grown logs​,​ that are shaped​,​ dried out for 8 months to a year​,​ then sanded and finished to look like glass. My art is inspired by my past​,​ life experiences and my hawaiian culture. As you may notice​,​ most of my bowls are shaped in the sane way hawaiian did. These are called hawaiian "umeke". I also create glowing table lamps​,​ and hanging pendants that are made from one solid piece of Norfolkpine. I shape and sand untill thin enough for light to shine through. My most popular designs are the Puakenikeni flower lamp​,​ and Octopus (He'e) Lamp. I also love to do custom bowls lamps and urns as well. The art I do are heirlooms that will be passed down for generations. I hope you can enjoy its beauty for generations to come.