Kathmandu Trading Company

Tibetan Antiques and Thangkas, Tibetan Carpets, Tibetan Statuary. Handmade Teak carvings from Burma. Buddha Statues. Hand made jewelry from Kathmandu. Batik from Solo, Java, Indonesia. Moroccan Carpets and Paintings.

Kathmandu Trading Company started in June 2005. I wanted to showcase the beauty and spiritual nature of the hand made art and antiques of the Himalayas. Buddhist and Hindu in nature, the different God’s and Goddesses along with the traditional folk art of the region have always intrigued me. I have been going to Nepal and Burma since 1973. The temples and rituals have always made a big impression on my artistic self. I wanted to recreate the feeling that you get from visiting Nepal and Southeast Asia by putting the Dieties and artifacts from the Temples and Monasteries that I found in shops and different places along my path. The reds and gold of the Temples along with morrors, Tigers and Dragons all make for a desirable sourrounding! Kathmandu Trading Company is a rare find and a memorable experience to behold. It is a blessing in my life and many other families in Nepal and Burma as well.

Gregory ‘Tim’ L.
Business Owner
I am the owner of Kathmandu Trading Company. Everyone thought I was crazy when I opened the ‘over the top’ fine arts shop in Hilo. But I believe Hilo is one of the greatest places on earth. It is pristine and has waterfalls and volcanos and the lovely Hawaiian Culture that I live here for. It also has farmers and real people that live here and practitioners of the Buddhist faith. I wanted to share the beauty of this Himalayan art along with the spiritual essence of the Thai and Burmese Temple pieces. It has been a spiritual experience meeting all the wonderful people that come through this door and leave a little bit elevated and peaceful. My true goal in life is love. In all categories. It is the elevated soul that keeps the spirit in the correct place and my shop continues to elevate my soul and helps me to practice all the things that I want to become on this journey called life. I am humbled and grateful by this shop and am always amazed that I am the vehicle of beauty.