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POSTED: 4:18 pm HST August 21, 2007
UPDATED: 4:24 pm HST August 21, 2007

ABC TV star Chandra Wilson of Grey's Anatomy is the new face of Folgers Coffee and she is sporting something local.

The new TV commercial has Wilson sipping her morning coffee from a mug made on Oahu's North Shore.

Lee Ceramics owner Jeff Lee and his business partner, sister Carol Lee-Arnold, said they were surprised when friends said that their honu, turtle petroglyph, mug shared the spotlight in a new Folgers Coffee commercial.

Wilson had been given a choice of many mugs, but all were too plain for her liking. Instead she chose the Lee Ceramics mug, which belonged to the homeowner of the location they were shooting at, Lee said.

"It is the most popular thing. So we have been sold out. More are coming in today and the first thing we will do is send several over to Chandra Wilson just to say thanks for choosing our mug for the promotion," Lee said.

The popular honu mug along with other Lee Ceramics pieces are sold throughout the islands, continental U.S. and Japan.

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