Releasing Saturday, May 18th.Aloha kākou!Thank God the trade winds are back, right? At least for now. Hopefully the weather we experienced in Spring is not an indication of what Summer will be bringing us. Either way, we got you covered for Summer with a fresh new tank top ("City Lights") which features Honolulu on the front which gives it a metropolitan ambience. Also dropping is a fan favorite, our "Aeron" tee which is a nod to Herman Miller's chair of the same name, featuring the clean lines as seen on the iconic ergonomic chair.
Releasing Tuesday, May 14th.Aloha kākou!The iʻiwi or Hawaiian honeycreeper bird of Hawaiʻi is considered to be of significant value within our rich culture and history. The feathers of the iʻiwi were championed by the aliʻi which were used to decorate ʻahuʻula and mahiole; where some of these cloaks for the elite class contained up to hundreds of thousands of the fiery red feathers of the iʻiwi. Unfortunately, due to their native forests being cleared for farming and unnecessary urban development, the iʻiwi species has declined significantly in numbers and is now listed as a threatened species, which portrays a similar parallel to the Kanaka Maoli due to the introduction of diseases from Western contact which slowly decimated the Native population....
Releasing Saturday, May 11th. Aloha kākou! Releasing Saturday is our Protect & Serve tee printed on all black with a tonal Kamehameha logo on the front and the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi Coat of Arms on the back. The significance of the Coat of Arms are the twins Kameʻeiamoku and Kamanawa who were considered Nīʻaupiʻo (a class of High Chiefs), the descendants of a royal brother and sister. Kamanawa stands on the left side of the Coat of Arms, holding a spear, while his brother Kameʻeiamoku is pictured on the right carrying a kahili. The two twins were among the Five Fierce Warriors of Kona, as well as Uncles of Kamehameha. You can learn a little more about the Kahu by...
Releasing Saturday, May 4th.Aloha kākou!Nice little pack dropping this Saturday. We've revisited two of our tees for Spring, both of which were originally released in 2011. For the two shirts, we've brought back our Cabernet tee as well as our Ramble On tee, our ode to Robert Plant and Led Zeppelin. The latter is printed on all white with black print of FITTED HNL, Homegrown, trilocks, FITTED crest and Aloha Served Daily; black crown hit on the back. The former (Cabernet) is printed on charcoal heather gray with 2004 BLEND printed in white and teal; Premier Cru Superieure / Aloha Served Daily logo printed in white on the back. Our two hats that compliment the two shirts are both New...
Available today online and in-store (for shop release, the tanktops may be available a little later).Aloha kākou!Today we're releasing two new Kalakoa (which means: variegated in color) tanktops. Perfect timing too, as our dear trade winds are reportedly departing the islands again tomorrow. Back to the depressing, voggy humid weather, but you can still enjoy it at the beach in our tanktops. Both tanktops come with the Kalakoa print on each side: Black version features reflective print with tonal crown, the red features a multitude of colors with a black crown. Online stock will be available at 11 AM, shop should be getting theres in a little later during the day!