Pashey Designz
At the age of 12, Talia Gangini took her hobby of jewelry making to the next level by creating Pashey Designz. Her hand crafted jewelry that has been sold at some of Maui’s finest boutiques for the past four years. Pashey Designz are well known for their combination of delicate sea shells and hammered gold/silver. Now at 16, Talia's jewelry has been feautred on the cover of Sports Illustrated 2009 swimsuit issue. She is youngest designer to ever be featured in the magazine.

Manini Gangini Bikinis
In the summer of 2007 Talia and her younger sister Tehani took on the art of sewing. By the beginning of 2008 Manini Gangini Bikinis was born. Most weekends you’ll find Talia and Tehani posted up at a swap meet or craft fair selling their new creations, in between surf and paddle sessions, of course.

Talia Gangini
Talia Gangini was born and raised in the Hawaiian Islands. She soaked up all that is beautiful about Hawaii: surf, arts and long walks on the beach hunting Puka shells. Life in Maui has groomed her athletic fire and capabilities. When her dad tookher out on a surfboard for the first time at 15 months, it must have triggered something deep inside of her. In 2007, Talia became the youngest women to ever paddle the 32 mile Molokai to Oahu paddle board race on a team. This year she is planning to do it Solo. She is also planning to compete in the OC-1 Race covering the same distance. Her long term goal is to carry on the Polynesian tradition of paddling and becoming the best water women to beat.