It’s with great sadness that we post a longtime friend of Associated Pacific Machine Corp., Michael Mahnensmith, has passed in the Lahaina wildfire. Michael was known by customers around the world for hand-making leather sandals with a design used 3000 years ago. His philosophy was that our feet are our connection to the Earth, and your footwear should mold itself to both yourself and the ground you walk on. The time-tested design of his sandals allowed just that.
The Wax family has had the pleasure of visiting Michael’s shop in Lahaina on numerous occasions. Michael was always full of stories from his travels, and was passionate about finding ecological solutions to problems faced by both residents of Hawaii and citizens of the world. He will be missed.