Post #330967 by desteenation on Fri, Sep 7, 2007 10:25 AM

My husband grew up in Kailua-Kona, and we're lucky to be able to spend time in Hawaii almost every year. A few years ago when we were back in Kona for a visit and were driving all over the island to replace my husband's local t-shirt collection, he came up with the idea to start a business that sells all his favorite t-shirts from all the local spots he loves to visit. Slowly it morphed into a way to spread the word about all of these cool local establishments. Fast forward a few years, and we now have a t-shirt shop in the Kona Inn Shopping Village.

I wanted to mention it here because so many of the places with t-shirts on our shop walls are places that I'm sure all of you here would love to check out. Not a day goes by that we don't have people come into the store and say, "I've been there and there, and oh, we've got to check out that place too." One of our Seattle friends just went to Kona on vacation with his family and ended up touring the island by visiting all of our 'Desteenations' (that's the name of our business).

Even if you don't buy a t-shirt, it's just a fun place to learn about some of the Big Island's cool, local places. You can check out our Hawaiian t-shirt collection on our website—just click on a shirt to see pictures and learn more about the place, and just so you know, each business gets a percentage of every t-shirt we sell. We're adding new places every week.

Also rest assured, as much as posting this here is about getting the word out about our t-shirt store, it's also a way to remind people to support local places when you're on the islands. As so many of the other posters on this thread have mentioned, when you're in Hawaii, you don't need to go to McDonald's or Walmart. There are so many local establishments that need your business, and visiting them will only make your trip richer and more fun.

Aloha and mahalo!