Upon arriving at the Maui Divers Jewelry, Honolulu, Hawaii, a Hawaiian lady gave us the guided tour starting with a film presentation about the black coral found in the waters around the Islands. Then, there was a live demo showing the step by step how they created jewelry from the local raw materials.

Next, we went to check the selection and creation process of pearls. Jerry helped Nancy to pick up a big, ugly oyster which hopefully contained a pearl. The sales lady said that we did not have to pay if there was no pearl found inside of oyster. Good deal. When the shell was opened, we saw a good size light yellow pearl inside. Wow, it was amazing. The actual creation is the seeding of the oyster so that its potential of developing a pearl is high.