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Hawaiian shirts evolved from the palaka shirt worn in the late 1800's by plantation workers. The orginal Hawaiian shirt design was straight bottomed not intended to be tucked in with short sleeves practical in the sub tropical environment. The orginal design checked palaka remained until 1931 when a Yale graduate Ellery J. Chun is credited with designing the first colorful Hawaiian shirt. He is also credited with coining the phrase "aloha shirt". He registered his Aloha tradmark on July 15, 1936 and mass produces the colorful Hawaiian shirts from his family business in downtown Honolulu. The inspiration for the colorful Hawaiian shirt may have been the tops worn by japanese girls cut ftom kimonos. Since their inseption Hawaiian aloha shirts have been worn by movie stars, kamaina (locals) and visitors to symbolize the carefree lifestyle of the Islands. Our Hawaiian shirts have been immoratlized by Tom Sellekin the TV PI drama set in Hawaii. Indeed, the signature print jungle bird is still in production today. An original shirt worn by Sellek is hanging in the Smithsonian Institution. Vintage Hawaiian shirts are prized by collectors today often willing to pay thousands of dollars fir a shirt originally sold for 95cents. All of our shirts are made in Hawaii and priced at $53 for all sizes unless otherwise stated. Free US priority Mail shipping is included (EXCEPT BULK DISOUNTED ORDERS)  $5 for Federal Express.
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