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[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

When you walk into The Nohea