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When I wear one of your vintage aloha shirts it makes me want to party !! Thank for for the exceptional over night service !!
John V. (East Coast)
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February 21, 2010
In 1946 the last sugar plantation closes, signaling the end of the sugar industry in Hana. Many families, unable to find work, move to the plantations on the other...
February 01, 2010
The Hana Bay Beach Park is centrally located just makai of the Hotel Hana. Check out the gorgeous view of...
January 25, 2010
The seven sacred pools are a wonderful place to relax and enjoy a picnic and refreshing swim. Always excercise caution...
January 10, 2010
The crew at The Hana Shirt Company loves Hana, Maui !! We have been vacationing there for many decades and...
January 03, 2010
The Eddie Aikau memorial surf contest was held last month in epic conditions at Waimea Bay on Oahu. Check out...
December 19, 2009
We just love this picture of Barry Obama back in the day. Check out his Hawaiian shirt, wild !! Hana...
December 18, 2009
We just love this picture of Elvis wearing a now infamous print by the God Father of aloha shirt design,...
October 11, 2009
If you are heading to Waikiki and are lucky enough to be there on a Sunday afternoon then Duke's is...
October 07, 2009
Check out our friends at Crazy Shirts Hawaii. They have been creating some cool shirts for decades.
October 06, 2009
Chef Alan Wong, winner of the 1996 James Beard Northwest Chef Award for Best Chef, Pacific Northwest/ Hawaii, and his...
October 05, 2009
Have a craving for a little something from the islands? Check out the products from Hula Girl. We love the...
October 04, 2009
Check out Warren Botanicals for some really high quality skin care products from the islands. They are located on the...
September 08, 2009
The next time you are in Honolulu check out the action at Pier 38 in Honolulu harbor. They are on...
September 07, 2009
This just may be the best coffee in the world !!
August 17, 2009
We do free appraisals of vintage Hawaiian shirts. Yes, just email us some photos and all the details and we...
August 16, 2009
The crew at The Hana Shirt Co. has traveled all over tarnation this summer and we found some killer vintage...
July 26, 2009
Check out old skool local Hawaiian Comedian Rap Reiplinger
July 25, 2009
It has been a busy summer here at The Hana Shirt Co. We have been traveling a wee bit too...
June 20, 2009
The crew at Hans Hedemann surf school in Waikiki are the total bomb. Both of my kids had a blast...be...
June 19, 2009
We loved Red Mango yogurt in Waikiki. Located on Lewers street...onolicious !!
May 31, 2009
We have been grinding breakfast at the tip top cafe in Lihue since the 70s. Especially killer for rainy Kauai...
May 30, 2009
So many good fun times in Hanalei. Paddling in the state championship canoe races with hui nalu and beating the...
May 29, 2009
Tunnels Beach is a postcard-perfect, two-mile stretch of golden sand fringed with ironwood trees and tropical palms. Offshore,...
May 28, 2009
Hana and crew have many, many fond memories of Kauai's infamous Napali Coast. We have kayaked in; taken the zodiac's,...
May 27, 2009
Getting to Kauai
Non-stop flights are available through United Airlines from Los Angeles and San Francisco, American Airlines from Los Angeles,...
May 25, 2009
After spending the day hiking the Napali Coast or snorkeling at Ke'e beach we always stop at Limahuli stream for...
May 22, 2009
Ke'e beach is also known as the "end of the road beach". This beach literally sits at the end of...
May 21, 2009
Hana & crew are gearing up for another wicked cool trip to the islands. Of course our tribe always hits...
May 20, 2009
Molokini is a crescent-shaped volcanic crater which forms a small islet located in Alalakeiki Channel between the islands of Maui...
May 19, 2009
The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1883.5 km2) and is the 17th...
May 18, 2009
The village is the site of a former leprosy settlement. Settlement was first established in Kalawao in the east, opposite...
May 17, 2009
Molokaʻi or Molokai (pronounced /ˈmɒləkaɪ/ in English and [ˈmoloˈkɐʔi] in Hawaiian)) is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is...
May 13, 2009
Hana gives the Koele Lodge on Lanai a thumbs up, way up !! Try the skeet shooting or horse back...
May 10, 2009
Lānaʻi or Lanai (pronounced /ləˈnaɪ/ in English and or [laːˈnɐʔi] in Hawaiian) is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It...
May 09, 2009
Mokoliʻi is a 12.5 acre, 206 foot tall basalt island one-third of a mile offshore of Kualoa Point, Oahu, in...
May 08, 2009
Kailua Beach is often cited as Hawaii's best beach. It was ranked as the finest American beach in 1998 by...
May 07, 2009
Pearl Harbor is a harbor on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding...
May 06, 2009
The island is home to about 900,000 people (approximately 75% of the resident population of the state) and partly because...
May 04, 2009
Since 1864, the island has been privately owned by the Robinson family, and is currently run by Bruce and Keith...
May 03, 2009
The State of Hawaii ( /həˈwaɪ.iː/ (help·info) or /həˈwaɪʔiː/ in English; Hawaiian: Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi) is a state in the...
May 02, 2009
The Banzai Pipeline, or simply "Pipeline" or "Pipe", is a surf reef break located off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea...
May 01, 2009
A heiau is a Hawaiian temple. At least nine types of heiau existed, including heiau for treating the sick (heiau...
April 30, 2009
Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal...
April 29, 2009
Haleʻiwa is a North Shore community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Waialua District of the island of Oʻahu, City...
April 28, 2009
Tow-in surfing is a surfing technique pioneered by Laird Hamilton, Buzzy Kerbox, Dave Kalama, and others in the mid 1990s...
April 27, 2009
Waimea Bay is located in Haleiwa on the North Shore of O‘ahu in the Hawaiian Islands at the mouth of...
April 26, 2009
A few places in the islands to go to if you want to swim with the dolphins. Our favorite is...
April 22, 2009
The Hawaii State Capitol is the official statehouse or capitol building of Hawaii in the United States. From its chambers,...
April 21, 2009
The first palace was known as Hale Ali`i (House of the Chief). Kamehameha V changed its name to `Iolani Palace...
April 20, 2009
It is starting to get hot here in the desert...so a shave ice is sounding good. We usually hit Aoki's...
April 19, 2009
One of Hana's favorite places in the islands to eat is at Roy's. We have been going to Roy's since...
April 17, 2009
Our crew at the Hana Shirt Company just loves Hanalei, Kauai. We have been going there for decades. A little...
April 16, 2009
Is this the pit bull of the fishy world?
April 15, 2009
From surfing half point, body surfing gas chambers to just hanging and enjoying the sights...Oahu's Sandy beach is a great...
April 14, 2009
In 1816, Kamehameha the Great commissioned the Hawaiian Flag, the flag that has represented Hawaii the nation, Hawaii the...
April 13, 2009
Hana & crew recently flew from Phoenix direct to Honolulu on Hawaiian Airlines. We usually travel from Tucson to HNL...
April 12, 2009
The Hawaiian economy is getting hammered. We are very sad to see Aloha Airlines go bankrupt as Hana & crew...
April 10, 2009
In 1878, Portuguese laborers from the Azores came to Hawaii to work in the plantations. These immigrants brought their traditional...
April 09, 2009
About Punahou
According to legend, an aged Hawaiian couple lived in Manoa and had to travel far for water. They prayed for...
April 07, 2009
Check out this Punahou boy......killer music.......
http://www.leokane.com/
Leokāne made his debut into the Hawaiian music world in 2000 with the success...
April 06, 2009
Just gotta love the old skool polynesian sailing canoe...Hokule'a
Hokule‘a was completed and launched by the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) in...
April 03, 2009
In case you have not heard....check it out http://www.thatsprimo.com/homePage.aspx
April 01, 2009
One the the most gorgeous and secluded beaches on the planet is this red sand beach. It is a short...
March 30, 2009
If you don't understand what a plate lunch is, it is basically an entree (or a combination of two or...
March 29, 2009
Attending a luau is on the to-do-list of many Hawaii visitors, which makes the luau the number one activity in...
March 26, 2009
Where else but in Hawaii can you call a local phone number (596-SURF on Oahu) and receive today’s current surf...
March 25, 2009
Hawaii and the flower lei are practically synonymous. The lei is the perfect symbol to represent the beauty of the...
March 23, 2009
Anyone who has visited the islands has no doubt seen the famous hand gesture coupled with the greeting “shaka, brah!”...
March 21, 2009
Every good company has its own guard dog. Meet Duke Kahanamoku. He is just cruising after another day of chasing...
March 19, 2009
They have recently completed remodeling Waikiki's "Pink Palace". I can't wait to check her out on my next trip to...
March 18, 2009
You would be amazed at some of the rock stars that party with Hana !! Take a look at our...
March 17, 2009
This is a really cool photo of the beginning of the community of Hawaii Kai on the island of Oahu. ...
March 16, 2009
Take a look at this very cool picture of Waikiki shortly after Hawaii became a state. The next twenty years...
March 15, 2009
Yep....fifty years ago this month Hawaii became the 50th State !! Such a wicked killer place, the people, beaches, culture and...
March 13, 2009
So very cool that a guy who grew up in Hawaii wearing aloha shirts is now running the country. I am...
March 12, 2009
In 1962, a professional manufacturing association known as the Hawaiian Fashion Guild began to promote aloha shirts and clothing for...
