Friday, February 15, 2013

Waikiki 76 Hawaiian Shirt


I came across this green shirt with interesting designs, including tikis. While I liked the design, I didn't buy it because of the material and where it was manufactured.


The shirt has a label from Waikiki 76. It is 100% crepe polyester and was made in Korea. It has four large, wooden buttons with vertical button holes. No collar loop and a semi-matching pocket.

An online search of "Waikiki 76" brings up a few shirts on Ebay and Etsy, all of which are made from polyester. Interestingly, the other shirts have a rectangular label, but the one I found has a trapezoidal shaped one.


A search of the RN shows Waikiki 76's parent company was Dongwha USA Enterprise Co., located at 900 Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. I couldn't find much more about this company; the name Dongwha is used in several Korean companies, and there is no clear connection between the manufacturer of the shirt and these other companies. And there is no apparent connection to Hawaii.

1 comment:

  1. The dating is Helped By ALL POLYESTER and The DETAILED(For the Era)Washing Instructions!! My guess would be Very LATE 60's at best,mahalo~~nik aloha

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