ABOUT

PĀHIKI (Hawaiian): 'To pass quietly, go lightly, touch gently'

Pāhiki was born after a deeply moving and intimate experience with the death of my dad. As our family navigated the complexities of funeral planning, we found a lack of continuity between our eco-conscious lifestyle and eco-conscious burial options. It was important for us to honor both his body and the Earth in a way that was consistent with our values. We believe all families should have affordable, accessible, and environmentally gentle options in life and death alike.

In the West, we’ve defaulted to toxic funerary practices: embalming; caskets made of steel, lacquer, polyester, rubber, caustic glues; and artificially making those who’ve passed appear animate. These gestures, though temporarily comforting for the living, are wreaking environmental havoc. Pāhiki is committed to helping transform the toxic deathspace into a thriving and sustainable landscape. Our offerings are crafted with love exclusively from salvaged & invasive trees and biodegradable materials—all things which Mama Earth can digest, and dad would be proud of.