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The following list of Hawaii companies includes notable companies that are, or once were, headquartered in Hawaii. Companies based in Hawaii. A. ABC Stores; ...
A lavalava, sometimes written as lava-lava, also known as an ' ie, short for 'ie lavalava, is an article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples. It consists of a single rectangular cloth worn similarly to a wraparound skirt or kilt. [1] The term lavalava is both singular and plural in the Samoan language.
In 2010, 37,463 Hawaii residents (or 2-3% of the population) claimed Samoan ancestry, with 19,176 of them being mixed ethnicity. [2] The vast majority of them live in Honolulu County ( Oahu ). [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Hilo Hattie is the brand name of a group of stores selling Hawaiian and Hawaiian-themed merchandise. The stores were founded by Richard and Evelyn Margolis in 1965 and operated by the Margolis Manufacturing and Retail Company (Hilo, Hawaii) until the sale of the company to James Romig of Pomare Ltd in 1979.
Alfred Shaheen (January 31, 1922 – December 22, 2008) was a textile industrialist who is credited with popularizing the aloha shirt. [1] [2]"He was a true visionary", said Linda Arthur, a professor and curator for the Washington State University Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles.
The following is a list of films set in Hawaii by release year. Notable films. Lilo & Stitch (2025) Everything, Everything (2017) Snowden (2016) Aloha (2015)
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Hawaiian singer wearing a muumuu and playing the ukulele The muumuu / ˈ m uː m uː / or muʻumuʻu ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈmuʔuˈmuʔu] ) is a loose dress of Hawaiian origin. [ 1 ] Within the category of fashion known as aloha wear, the muumuu, like the aloha shirt , are often brilliantly colored with floral patterns of Polynesian motifs.