Konrad’s Ship Gallery, Paia

You can spend  a small fortune at Konrads or you can buy a beautiful model of a Victorian Pond Yacht for a few hundred buck. Nautical models and art is a specialized market, but there are a few really great shops in the world that carry high-quality models of historic ships, and they’ve got nothing on Konrad. Not selection, not range of quality, not rarity, and not price. Pretty unbelievable to find a shop in Paia, Hawaii that makes the expensive shops in Carmel, Susalito, Boston, and London look like pikers and dabblers.

One of Konrad’s specialties is Hawaiian Canoe models, and his shop has become known as the premier source of these models. The quality and beauty of these models is simply amazing. If you’re anywhere near Paia and you don’t eperience this shop, you’re missing a very enjoyable experience. It’s best to be there when Konrad himself is tending the shop (which is most of the time) because he’s a wealth of information about everything in the shop. If you show an interest he can tell you the history of each ship, artifact, sculpture or painting, the story of the artist, and the special characteristics of each piece. all related in his relaxed, offhand manner.

You’ll enjoy it.

Here’s a little Animoto video  of some photos from Konrad’s: