Kinolau Men's Shirt

Designed in Hawaii, this gorgeous Manaola shirt is nature expressed in textile. Designer Manaola shares his love for Kinolau (Hawaiian plant life) with this Kupukupu (fern that surges forth) print. Pit-to-Pit: 20", Length: 27" About Kinolau / Manaola Inspired by his cultural upbringing as a native Hawaiian hula practitioner, self-taught fashion designer Manaola Yap, from the Big Island, translates Hawaiian spirituality and Hawai’i’s natural beauty into prints that embody repetitious patterns found in nature. After creating a concept for a pattern, Manaola gathers the native variety of ‘ohe (bamboo), then hand-carves his designs into bamboo laths. These thin pieces of wood are then used in a traditional Hawaiian stamping technique called ‘ohe kāpala. After each stamp is hewn from the wood, it is then digitized and transferred onto high quality fabrics that Manaola uses to create his fashion-forward clothing.