Second Annual Aloha Shirt Festival and Fashion Week Hawai‘i Returns To Kailua-Kona

Sustaining Hawai‘i’s Wearable Arts and Environment

Visit alohashirtfestival.com for tickets, schedule, vendors, and more!

September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2023

Time: 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Na‘alehu Theatre announces the 2nd annual Aloha Shirt Festival and Fashion Week Hawai‘i returning to the Outrigger Kona Resort and Spa from Thursday, September 28th (exhibit opens), Friday Sept 29th and Saturday, Sept 30th 2023. The event will offer vintage ‘aloha wear’ exhibits, sales and appraisals, music and entertainment stars and celebrity appearances, exciting fashion runway shows featuring vintage and repurposed clothing, showcases of local designers, fashion collections and wearable art designs, traditional artisan and cutting-edge workshops, pop-ups, presentations, lei competition, hair and make-up shows, silent auction, tasty local and vintage food and beverage, and manta watching! 

Embracing local culture is what travel is all about. This exhibition reflects one of the most cherished traditions in Hawai‘i and the public is invited to celebrate the event by “getting into it”. Prizes given for many of the best Street Looks, so don your oldest, most colorful, or traditional and fit right in as you stand right out. You are immediately emerged in the Aloha Spirit.

Aloha shirts are an authentic way to share our local culture without concerns like cultural appropriation. Aloha shirts are an inclusive garment that locals and tourists can both enjoy. Visitors can get to know local designers and start building their wardrobe of authentic or even vintage aloha shirts to take a slice of island life back home with them.

ON THE RUNWAY: $50 to $200 (all-inclusive with swag, dinner and drinks)

FREE Vintage Exhibit and Pop-Up Market Place

E komo mai! Please join us