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Located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles from the U.S. mainland, sits the only state within the U.S. in the tropics. Hawaii has eight main islands, each cradling their own unique attributes. Known for its breathtaking beauty and exquisite wildlife, Hawaii is home to the nation’s largest protected area, the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. On August 21, 1959, Hawaii joined the United States as the 50th state in the union. Hawaii’s fertile soil and tropical climate cultivated a thriving plantation economy. Today, tourism and military defense are the two largest fiscal sectors. Hawaii attracts everyone. Surfers, scientists, marine biologists, and tourists cherish the diverse environment from the picturesque beaches and luscious tropical forests to the thrilling active volcanoes and lively coral habitats swimming with marine friends. Welcome to Hawaii, Welina mai i Hawaiʻi, Aloha!

Located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles from the U.S. mainland, sits the only state within the U.S. in the tropics. Hawaii has eight main islands, each cradling their own unique attributes. Known for its breathtaking beauty and exquisite wildlife, Hawaii is home to the nation’s largest protected area, the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. On August 21, 1959, Hawaii joined the United States as the 50th state in the union. Hawaii’s fertile soil and tropical climate cultivated a thriving plantation economy. Today, tourism and military defense are the two largest fiscal sectors. Hawaii attracts everyone. Surfers, scientists, marine biologists, and tourists cherish the diverse environment from the picturesque beaches and luscious tropical forests to the thrilling active volcanoes and lively coral habitats swimming with marine friends. Welcome to Hawaii, Welina mai i Hawaiʻi, Aloha!

Located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles from the U.S. mainland, sits the only state within the U.S. in the tropics. Hawaii has eight main islands, each cradling their own unique attributes. Known for its breathtaking beauty and exquisite wildlife, Hawaii is home to the nation’s largest protected area, the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. On August 21, 1959, Hawaii joined the United States as the 50th state in the union. Hawaii’s fertile soil and tropical climate cultivated a thriving plantation economy. Today, tourism and military defense are the two largest fiscal sectors. Hawaii attracts everyone. Surfers, scientists, marine biologists, and tourists cherish the diverse environment from the picturesque beaches and luscious tropical forests to the thrilling active volcanoes and lively coral habitats swimming with marine friends. Welcome to Hawaii, Welina mai i Hawaiʻi, Aloha!

16 OZ. COTTON CANVAS TOTE BAG

• 12”width X 15”length X 3” depth
• Water base eco-friendly decorative print
• PU Leather handles secured with cross stitching and metal grommets
• Sunglass and change pockets with PU Leather trim
• Inner zip security pocket

Surfer magazine called Makaha one of the “25 Best Waves in the World.” Hawaiian for “fierce,” Makaha is regarded in many circles as the home of big wave surfing, due in large part to the 30 foot wave that Greg “Da Bull” Noll caught in 1969. Until the advent of tow-in surfing, it was the largest wave ever ridden.

From 1954 to 1971, Makaha was home to the biggest surf competition of the day, the Makaha International Surfing Championships. Honolulu surfer and restaurant supplier John Lind created the winter contest, sponsored by the Waianae Lions Club and Waikiki Surf Club, to attract the world’s best surfers.

Known as "The Hawk", Dale is a surfer, a celebrity, a hell raising rebel, a revolutionary retailer, a hall of fame surfer, a surf film financier, a lifeguard, and most of all, a shaper. A master shaper in his own right, Joe Quigg said, "You couldn't even sell a board in the sixties unless it looked like a Velzy board." Dale opened Velzy Surfboards (the world's first surf shop) in Manhattan Beach in 1949, and within years had shops all along Southern California's coast, and in Hawaii. Dale was so influential that a stretch of Hawaii's famous North Shore - now known as Velzyland - was named in his honor. In his 50 plus years of building boards for the best surfers the sport has ever known, Dale designed dozens of surfboards, each revolutionizing surfing in its own way.

Though unofficial, it’s universally accepted on the Islands that Hawaii’s state fish is the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa. How on earth do you say that?! Well, it’s really quite easy: HOO-moo-HOO-moo-NEW-coo-NEW-coo-AH-poo-AH-ah. Now, try saying that three times fast. If that’s too hard to say, you might just want to call it by its other name, the Hawaiian Trigger Fish. Whew, much easier. Roughly, its name means, fish with a pig-nosed face, which is appropriate given the fact that these funny fishes also grunt.

Today the sport of surfing and its cultural impact is felt all around the globe. Surfing was an integral part of life among native Hawaiians when Europeans began to arrive in the late 18th century. After being labeled as a taboo by Missionaries, surfing had a major resurgence in the mid 1900s. The history of surfing can be seen through the evolution of Hawaiian surfboards from the ancient paipo to the modern shortboard. Lifesize replicas of many of these boards are on display in the Malibu Shirts surf museum, including those shaped by the legendary Dale Velzy. 

The famed Waikiki Beach Boys have been a significant part of Hawaiian beach culture since the early 1900s. Originally, the Beach Boys came into existence with the opening of the Moana Hotel in 1901, offering not only skilled instruction in canoeing and surfing to hotel guests but also an introduction to Hawaiian culture and a welcoming aloha spirit. In 1906, Edward “Dude” Miller helped to arrange a beach concession, offering the hotel guests a host of services to explore the beach and ocean. Many of the Beach Boys were pulled from the Hui Nalu and were held to a strict code of conduct including no drinking, no gambling, being clean shaven and keeping their hands off female guests. The Beach Boys also took it upon themselves to keep the beaches safe and clean for visitors and kama’aina alike. Some of the best known and most beloved Beach Boys included Blue Makua Sr., Duke Kahanamoku, Sam Kahanamoku, Rabbit Kekai, Steamboat Mokuahi, and Panama Dave.