This button up aloha shirt features our ʻUku ʻĀkoʻakoʻa print on Storm material with Waterfall and Breeze ink.  

ʻUku ʻĀkoʻakoʻā

The Kumulipo documents the creation of Hawaiʻi.  Beginning in the dark, life is born in stages.  “Hānau ka uku koʻakoʻa, hānau kana, he ʻākoʻakoʻa, puka…”  Line fifteen describes the birth of the coral, one of the first to be born in Hawaiʻi.  The ʻākoʻakoʻa is the foundation to the islands.    

At Koʻolau Poko the coral flats are favorite grounds for heʻe.  It is there that my father taught us to look for the octopus hiding in the coral rubble.  This art, coral fragments, reminds me of the grounds where my father took us.

Inspired by the ivy-league shirts of the early 1900s, the fabric designs are pure Hawai‘i, and the look is pleasingly fresh. The Button Up is an open front, tapered shirt with a full length placket. Coconut buttons are featured on the stand-up, button-down collar and on the front placket. Tuck it in or leave it out over the trousers for a more casual look. Either way, it's the perfect touch of crisp aloha!

100% Cotton