Starbucks Honolulu mug: Discovery Series
The Honolulu mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the name in orange capitals over a dark green circle, with a pineapple, a leaf wreath, a surfer, a green fish and a bowl of poke. Hula dancers, a waterfall, a city skyline and a hillside stair run round the sides.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
HONOLULU in orange capitals across the middle of a dark green circle.
- 2Pineapple
A yellow pineapple with an orange crosshatch pattern and a spiky green top stands at the upper left of the circle.
- 3Leaf wreath
A ring of olive-green leaves arcs over the top of the circle, with the ends dipping on either side of the lettering.
- 4Surfer
A man in dark shorts rides a curling wave at the right edge of the front, in front of a swirl of yellow and teal water.
- 5Green fish
A green fish with yellow fins and blue stripes swims below the lettering.
- 6Poke bowl and chopsticks
A dark bowl heaped with red-orange pieces and green beans sits at the lower right, with a pair of yellow chopsticks leaning against it. The mug doesn't label the food.
- 7Hula dancers
Two dancers in leaf crowns, one with raised arms, wear long pale blue grass skirts at the left of the front.
- 8Reef fish
A small yellow fish with orange stripes swims at the bottom, near a black-and-yellow striped fish and a tiny orange clownfish.
- 9Bay with sailboats
A pale blue bay with white sailboats and a yellow beach curves along the lower left, below a dark green ridge.
- 10Dancer with ukulele Side view
A dancer in a leaf crown and a blue skirt raises one arm, with golden music notes above and a ukulele leaning against her.
- 11Waterfall valley Side view
A waterfall drops through a green valley between red-leafed trees and yellow ferns, over black rocks.
- 12Picnic Side view
Three people sit on a picnic blanket and raise drinks, one in a red flower-print dress, with a yellow basket at the left.
- 13City skyline Side view
Blocks of tall teal, pink and orange buildings stand at the lower middle, with small palm trees between them.
- 14Green ridge above the beach Side view
A dark green ridge with a flat crater-like top rises above the beach at the right of the skyline. The mug doesn't name it; Honolulu's best-known one is Diamond Head (Leʻahi) [1].[1]
- 15Hillside stair and hiker Back view
A long yellow stair climbs a green hill toward a pointed peak, with a runner in orange shorts at the foot.
- 16Straw hat Back view
A yellow straw hat with a dark patterned band and an orange flower sits at the centre of the back.
- 17Iced drink Back view
A tall glass of yellow drink with ice, a blue paper umbrella and a cherry stands above the bus.
- 18Open tour bus Back view
An orange and yellow open-sided bus with passengers drives across the right of the back.
- 19Starbucks name Back view
STARBUCKS is printed vertically in dark capitals beside the handle.
The photos cover the front, one side and the back, but the strip directly behind the handle is out of view and the drawing wraps out of frame at the edges of each photo. The bottom of the mug is not shown.
Collector notes
- The inside of this mug is light sky blue, which shows in all three photos. The green box printed DISCOVERY SERIES in the side photo is the packaging, not part of the mug.
- The pineapple, surfer, green fish and poke bowl are on the front. The hula dancers with a ukulele, the waterfall, the skyline and the bay are on the side, and the hillside stair, straw hat, tall iced drink and open tour bus are on the back, so a listing photographed only from the front hides most of them.
- Check the series name in a listing's title, and look for the orange HONOLULU lettering on a dark green circle and the light blue inside. The mug names only the city, not the ridge, the bus or the hill.
