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]]>While it would have been easy to call our ski masks “velcro ski masks,” we felt it important to give them a name equally as interesting and unique. Inspiration for the Huna was found not only from skiing, but from the places we have visited and learned from. Jessie and Andrew have often traveled to New Zealand, as they are avid travelers and enjoy fly fishing.
The Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand, making up 15.6% of the population. Their culture is a primary part of Kiwi living, and their language is one of the three languages used in the country (English and New Zealand Sign Language being the other two). Māori culture is most present on the North Island, especially within Auckland. It would be far-fetched to visit New Zealand and not learn or immerse yourself in Māori culture because of its significance in the country.
The complete term used for mask in Māori is “huna kanohi.” Separately, huna means “to cover,” or “to hide,” while kanohi means eyes. Calling our ski masks Hunas means that we are covering or hiding our faces from the extreme environments met during winter sports. Initially the Huna was a name used only amongst us, but as we developed our products, we decided it was the best fitting name.
The Huna as a company respects and enjoys learning more about the Māori and about New Zealand as a whole. We highly recommend learning more about Māori and New Zealand too!
J.J.M
Learn more:
https://www.newzealand.com/us/maori-culture/
https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/living-in-nz/settling-in/maori-culture
https://www.maori.com/language
http://history-nz.org/maori.html
]]>Though with winter sports comes the equipment, which are often none too comfortable. Jessie, creator of The Huna, noticed that her husband Andrew and his daughters, Mykal and me (JJ), stopped wearing our neck warmers. Having background in cosmetology, she worried that our faces would get sun and wind burnt, especially after working with various clients who have dealt consequences. When she asked us why we stopped wearing our neck warmers, we said that our neck warmers cling to our face and neck too tight, and for us girls, made it hard to deal with our hair that always seemed to end up in a rat’s nest at the end of a day of skiing.
With a desire to solve these issues, Jessie sat down at the sewing table and began to work. The first products were Velcro ski bandanas made of craft store blanket fabrics, and immediately were a hit with the family. With time they began to evolve, becoming water resistant, thinner and more convenient, and soon she landed on what we now call The Huna: lightweight, breathable, and warm. Everyone was so impressed there wasn’t a day that we would go without our Huna’s. After a while we decided it was time to share with the rest of the winter sport world a product that revolutionizes face protection while staying easy and convenient.
So, why the Huna? It’s different than any other ski mask offered, for instead of wrapping around the entire neck, it simply sticks on to the sides of the helmet. It still has much progress to be made, but as a new product in the winter sport niche it has already shown to be unique and hopes to benefit skiiers and boarders everywhere.
As a team we hope to let you all get to know us better and why The Huna is what it is. Additionally, the blog will include our insights on a number of things; skiing and boarding, travel, outdoor exploration, etc. We hope to include posts on things you -- the customer, client, friend, relative, active spirit -- would like to hear about.
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