We save our pennies for a Maui visit every two years, so I am likewise late to this Hilo Hattie news. I can't presume to comment on the why HH would falter, but I could say the last couple of vis...
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I haven't been to Hawaii in a while and I'm a year late learning of Hilo Hattie's closure. I don't know if it's because it had sold to another corporation a few years back but it once was the BES...
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Ideas for HH: Make replica HI wear Go Local Combine merchendise vendors make authentic Cut prices sell online via Amazon.com Use Outlet mall for store in CA NV? Replan stores for Las Vegas & Orla...
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I was really looking forward to visiting their store in Hilo on our trip two weeks ago. Very disappointed. Poor selection of mostly foreign made crap. We made out great however at the islands gre...
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We love Hilo Hattie Stores. Went shopping when ever In Hawaii ( 7 times so far) The best store to buy Hawaiian clothing, souvenirs and chocolate. .Where would one shop if they go out of business?...
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I used to go to Hilo Hattie whenever I traveled to Hawaii, on whichever island I happened to be staying. The quality of fabrics, the uniqueness of designs of the fabric were always a draw since t...
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I can tell you a couple things, unfortunately. Most of their product was incredibly outdated. The family matching section? The vast majority of consumers will not purchase that sort of wares. I e...
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The foreign made clothing is what did it for me. When we first visited Hilo Hattie back in the early 90s, the Nimitz store had a section right there in the main part of the store where you could ...
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Sa that such a legacy would see this day. The last couple of times that my wife and I have come to Maui (Lahaina) we were saddened by the number of items in the store that were from the Philippin...
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A similar thing happened recently to Reyn's, one of the top traditional and original stores of Hawaiian Shirts and Aloha Shirts on the islands. The Hawaiian founder Reyn Spooner sold to a CA owne...
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Reyns quality is still one of the best. I sell Reyn Spooner and Tori Richard. The fabric, design and quality hasn't changed. Many of the major hawaiian shirt companies outsource(mostly silk shirt...
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I was a tour guide on Maui and Big Island for years with Polynesian Adventure Tours (little plug for the old gang), and I guess we all saw this coming for Hilo Hattie. Sad, but ... . Not saying t...
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