Wearable art and Niihau shells will be the focus of two presentations at the newly renovated Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Friday.

"The Sway of the Shells: Hawaiian, Culture, Fashion and Hula" takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event includes fashion shows at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., and in the afternoon, designs from Nakeu Awai and Niihau shell lei from Pamela Kailikini Dow will be featured. In addition, Joe and Shirley Recca and members of Halau Hula o Namakahulali will perform hula and music.

Those who want a jump start can visit a Mea Makamae marketplace from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, call The Royal Hawaiian Resort Concierge Desk at 931-7595 or Mea Makamae at 921-7248.