Blue tote bag with shell necklace inside
Description
I lost my blue tote bag yesterday around 3pm on Waikiki Beach, near the Duke Kahanamoku statue in Honolulu. It's a medium-sized canvas tote, about 14 inches wide, with a faded floral print and a gold zipper pull. Inside there’s a shell necklace on a thin leather cord with a tiny green bead, plus a folded laminated map of Maui and a cracked iPhone screen protector. The bag shows some wear—frayed bottom edge and a small coffee stain near the corner—but it means a lot to me because it was a gift from my grandmother. If you found it, message me here—I’d really appreciate getting it back.
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