The Maui Jim Kaiwi Channel Sunglasses

[@Zac_LDN]

What are the main differences between the Kawai Channel and the Kanaio Coast? They look very similar.

[@meandmyjackets]

They are very similar, just the kaiwi channel are a bit more rounded, not as rectangular. Also the frame design and colors are a bit different.

[@DaveSmith-is6dc]

Hey! I hope all is well. Thank you for the review. One reviewer wrote that the frames of Kaiwi Channel pressed into her cheeks because they bend in. Did you find this to be the case? Thank you.

[@meandmyjackets]

Hi, I do not have a problem with with Kaiwi Channel touching my cheeks. They fit me well. I will say that what I do notice, is the orange color at the bottom half of my frames. When I look forward, I see the orange frame at the bottom of my field of view. It's nothing bad, and at times I really don't think about it, and doesn't bother me at all. But it's there. I see the bottom of a few other glasses too, the Barrier Reef is a blue/greenish color, and my Kapi'i are a dark, heavy frame.

[@DaveSmith-is6dc]

@@meandmyjackets Thank you. I'm getting the neutral gray version (arrives tomorrow). I'm guessing that I'll see something at the bottom. That's okay, if everything else is good. Thanks!

[@meandmyjackets]

@@DaveSmith-is6dc The darker color should not be too bad. I think they will be fine.

[@DaveSmith-is6dc]

@@meandmyjackets Thank you. I definitely notice it with the neutral gray version. The frames are lighter on the bottom inside, and it kind of gives the effect of frost on the bottom and a little on the periphery, which is pretty in a way, and annoying in another way. With my Kaenon's, I can also see the bottom frame, but it is black which Ithink is psychologically what we expect to see. Anyhow, thanks for letting me know about the orange color. I know I'll need an entirely different style, if I decide to return these.