Olympian swimmer Duke Kahanamoku and New York garment company, Cisco, collaborated and created a Duke Kahanamoku sportswear collection in 1950. This collection was distributed to better stores across the country.
The rising sun illuminates the skies above Kohelepelepe, the peak of Koko Head, a massive cinder cone on the southeast coastline of O‘ahu. Tall, lithe coconut trees sway in the morning breeze streaming down the valley in Hawai‘i Kai and out toward Maunalua Bay, making you want to ditch work and just ho‘omanau niu (take it easy).
This shirt features a border design that was cut “across the goods,” which requires special attention in the cutting room to ensure the fronts will line up precisely.
