[Music Plays]
What's special to me about Honolulu
It has to be just the way of life
Things that we do to pass our time Don't cost money
You know we go on hikes
We surf or we paddle board and it's just about enjoying what's here
The beaches are beautiful The swaying palmtrees are wonderful
However there's a deep rich history here
We are a place with a very vibrant indigenous culture
I find that to be a hugely enriching aspect of life
It's special, it's Hawaii There's a fragrance to it
You smell everybody's leis plumeria and tube of roses in the air
You don't worry about too much here It's too pretty to work
[Waves crashing]
We're very fortunate with the location of the shop
We're nestled in the coconut grove of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel
We carry the finest Panama Hats in the world
They come out of the town of Montecristi in Ecuador
And they've been woven there By the artisans
For literally hundreds of years
You're seeing predominantly fedoras
But because they're all hand woven, They're all slightly different
Years ago gentlemen used to go To haberdashery
His job was to fit the gentlemen With a proper hat
And we carry on that kind of a tradition
This space was created because
I had an overflow collection of vintage
I've been collecting whenever it speaks to me
whether it fits me or not
so that's why I'm sharing
otherwise if they fit me all, they wouldn't be yours