Island Hoppers Fine Resort Wear

Aloha
The Hawaiian shirt industry was born nearly
70 years ago, the shirts were immediately dubbed
Aloha Shirts.

Every aspect of Aloha Shirts has been documented
(see the bookThe Aloha Shirt, Spirit of the Islands, by Dale
Hope with Gregory Tozian for sale on this site).
Collections of Aloha Shirt buttons, fabrics, even the labels are prized by
are sought by afficionados.

The Alhoa Shirt glorifies the Islands and their lifestyle.
Over the years they have been marketed by want ads,
newspapers and magazines, catalogs,out of cars,
even flyers distributed on the beaches of Waikiki.

Aloha Shirts have been sold in department stores that run the gamut
from Sears, Neiman Marcus and Liberty House. Specialty boutiques
around the world carry them, they are sold in catalogs and in street vendors
tiny booths.

While the Island lifestyle has become the thing of legend, the world now moves at a faster pace. Technology has become a marketing device, the place where the shirt collector in Omaha, can go to put together his or her
vacation wardrobe for their winter vacation in sultry climes.
Today shirts made famous by Elvis Presley and Tom Selleck are as popular as the nostalgia shirts that tell the stories of the islands, beachcombers, surfers,
the birds and the floral and fauna of the islands ...Aloha Shirts have been immortalized in movies, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in the Road movies; the radio, a favoirite of the late Arthur Godfry; by famous singers, Don Ho, Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys; on television by Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, and the long running Hawaii Five-0 series.

Island Hoppers has joined the technology revolution. We bring you this site as
an alternative venue to purchase the finest resort wear available in the world.
The spirit of the Islands resides in this site. If you already own an Aloha Shirt, you own a piece of history woven in the spirit of the Islands, designed by men like Duke Kahanamoku and Reyn McCullough, crafted by loving hands so that every peice of fabric matches, buttons are exactly right, even the labels are custom designed.

We hope you enjoy the site and will come back often, available items will
change often. In January we will increase our online inventory to include more of your favorite designers and a wider selection of our existing designers.
In the spring we will add women's wear. In the meantime, if you have items to order that are not shown in our on-line catalog call our toll free number 1-619-233-8930, our excellant staff will be glad to assist you with your resortwear needs, or visit one of our stores in the San Diego area.