Intriguing Facts About Hawaiian Precious Coral
And Maui Divers Jewelry

Hawaiian Precious Coral

There are several types of Hawaiian precious coral black, pink, and gold.
Hawaiian coral is considered the world’s finest and it is more lustrous than corals found anywhere else in the world.

Harvesting of Hawaiian precious coral is carefully controlled and monitored to ensure it remains a renewable resource.

Hawaiian black coral was discovered by Maui Divers in 1958 in the Au‘au Channel, between Maui and Lanai.

Hawaiian black coral was proclaimed the official Hawaii State gemstone in 1987.

Hawaiian gold coral found at depths of 1,200 feet or more is one of the rarest precious corals in the world, and after 20 years was harvested again in January 2000.

Maui Divers Jewelry

Maui Divers Jewelry is the largest jewelry manufacturer in the state of Hawaii and the largest fine coral jewelry manufacturer in the world with nearly 400 employees.

Maui Divers Jewelry specializes in handcrafted jewelry made with Hawaiian precious corals, pearl jewelry, Hawaiian heirloom jewelry, and marine life gold jewelry.

Maui Divers Jewelry has 35 retail locations on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island, and wholesales to accounts throughout the world.

The Maui Divers' Jewelry Design Center in Honolulu offering daily complimentary tours to more than 250,000 visitors annually, is one of Hawaii’s most popular visitor attractions.

All pink, gold and black corals used in Maui Divers Jewelry collections are genuine Hawaiian coral.

Maui Divers Jewelry was the first jewelry manufacturer in the world to use a submarine, in conjunction with the University of Hawaii, to harvest precious coral.

A sophisticated manufacturing vacuum system allows Maui Divers Jewelry to recover more than $40,000 each month in 14 and 18 karat gold dust removed during the sanding and polishing of its fine jewelry.

Every Maui Divers Jewelry Design offers a full, lifetime guarantee on all its jewelry.

Maui Divers Jewelry provides free transportation to its Jewelry Design Center located at 1520 Liona Street in Honolulu, and offers daily complimentary guided tours of its manufacturing operations.

History of Coral

Precious coral was first discovered by Paleolithic man. Excavations of archaeological gravesites in central Germany, dated about 25,000 years ago, contain polished beads of red coral.