Starbucks Hawaii mug: Discovery Series
The Hawaii mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the state name in yellow-green over a dark green circle, with shave ice, a swimmer, a volcano, a whale and a surfboard. A ukulele, a rainbow, musubi and a sea turtle fill the other sides.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Hawaii, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The church that got out of the lava's way
In 1990, lava from Kīlauea's Puʻu ʻŌʻō vent entered the village of Kalapana, and by the end of that year the whole community lay under 50 to 80 feet of it [1]. One building got out. According to Civil Beat, members of the Star of the Sea Painted Church strapped it to a trailer and hauled it half a mile inland, out of the flow's path [2]. The eruption that threatened it had begun on 3 January 1983. It ran for thirty-five years and ended on 30 April 2018, when the crater floor collapsed [1]. Before the summit stopped sinking that year, it had dropped more than 500 meters in 62 collapses [3]. The blue volcano with a pink lava stream on the front of the Hawaii mug (5) may be Kīlauea.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
HAWAII in yellow-green capitals over a dark green circle.
- 2Shave ice
A rainbow-coloured shave ice in a paper cup sits at the upper left.
- 3Swimmer
A swimmer in a mask and flippers glides across the top of the circle among small fish.
- 4Surfboard
A tall green-and-blue surfboard stands at the left, with a green coconut and a straw at its foot.
- 5Volcano
A blue volcano with a pink lava stream sits at the right of the circle.
- 6Whale
A whale with a yellow-striped belly breaches at the bottom of the circle.
- 7Pink flowers
Pink flowers on a green vine hang below the lettering.
- 8Island with palms Side view
A small island with palm trees, a beach umbrella and a lounger sits in blue water.
- 9Ukulele Side view
A pink ukulele with music notes floats at the lower left of the side.
- 10Rainbow Side view
A rainbow arcs across the lower left of the side.
- 11Musubi Side view
Three blocks of white rice wrapped in bands of dark seaweed, which look like musubi, are stacked at the base.
- 12STARBUCKS wordmark Back view
The vertical STARBUCKS wordmark runs beside the handle on this side.
- 13Crowned figure on a turtle Back view
A blue figure with a leaf crown and lei rides a sea turtle.
- 14Waterfall Back view
A waterfall drops over a pink cliff among green trees at the upper right of the back.
The three photos together cover most of the outside of the mug. The area behind the handle is out of view.
Collector notes
- Discovery Series also has Maui, Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Kauai and Big Island mugs on our checklists; this one is lettered HAWAII.
- The inside of this mug is lime green, which shows in the side and back photos.
Before you buy
Maui, Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Kauai and Big Island have their own Discovery mugs, so check that the lettering says HAWAII. The inside is lime green, and the area behind the handle is out of our photos.
