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Kaanapali Hawaii Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

Kaanapali Hawaii Retro Vintage Washed Cap - Charcoal Logo

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This is our retro Kaanapali, Hawaii logo, printed in weathered charcoal on a retro vintage washed cap — an unstructured cotton dad hat that looks broken in from the day it arrives. The charcoal carries a faint wavering tone and a light speckle, so the print reads like it has been in the sun as long as the cap has.

One size fits most, so it is an easy gift to get right: no size to guess, only the town. Each cap is made to order. Hand wash cold and air dry, and keep it out of the dryer.

Kāʻanapali was royal land for centuries, a playground of Hawaiian aliʻi and a warrior training ground; Piʻilani unified West Maui in the 1500s, Kahekili made his famous leaps from Puʻu Kekaʻa in the 1700s, and Kamehameha’s war canoes landed here in 1802. The Pioneer Mill sugar era followed, with its Sugar Cane Train.

The black lava promontory of Puʻu Kekaʻa, revered as a leina where souls departed, divides a three-mile golden beach; Amfac opened Hawaiʻi’s first master-planned resort here in 1962, and humpback whales fill the channel toward Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi each winter. Black lava meeting the sunset sea is the mark on this piece.

The cap is 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed and heavily brushed for a soft hand, with an unstructured six-panel crown, a mid-profile fit and a curved bill. A self-fabric strapback with a metal slider adjusts the fit and tucks away, and a self-fabric sweatband lines the inside. It is garment dyed with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes, so every cap's color varies slightly — washed here means faded color and a weathered print, not distressed or frayed.


QUICK FACTS — KĀʻANAPALI HI WASHED COTTON CAP — CHARCOAL LOGO

Town: Kāʻanapali, Hawaiʻi

Founded: Royal lands for centuries; resort 1962

Known for: A three-mile golden beach; Puʻu Kekaʻa, Black Rock; Hawaiʻi’s first master-planned resort (1962); whales in the channel

Art: Kāʻanapali vintage retro logo, charcoal (printed)

Blank: unstructured six-panel cap, mid profile, curved bill, metal slider

Fabric: 8.5 oz 100% cotton twill, enzyme washed, garment dyed

Care: hand wash cold, air dry

Colors: 10 offered

Sizes: Adjustable

Made to order in the USA



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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

Long before the cane and the hotels, this was storied West Maui ground. Kāʻanapali was an ancient Hawaiian district of fishing villages and royal lands, set beneath the steep green wall of the West Maui Mountains — Mauna Kahalawai. In the sixteenth century the chief Piʻilani unified West Maui, binding its four bays together as Nā Hono A Piʻilani, and in 1802 Kamehameha I drew up his war fleet on this coast as he completed the conquest that made him king of all the islands. The wide beach travelers prize today was a gathering place and a training ground for generations of Hawaiians.

What anchors all of it is the beach. Three miles of soft golden sand run along a calm, reef-sheltered shore that was named the best beach in America in 2003, with a paved beachwalk threading its whole length, the green mountains behind, and Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi out across the channel. Each winter humpback whales gather in the warm nearshore water — thousands of them winter off Maui — close enough to watch from the sand. Sunset here turns the sand to gold and the lava of Black Rock to black glass.

Why People Visit Kāʻanapali

Kāʻanapali offers the classic West Maui beach day: warm, calm water, a long walkable shore, mountains behind and islands in view. It pairs an easy resort coast with deep heritage — royal land, sacred ground, a century of sugar, and the memory of the Sugar Cane Train. It is sunny, scenic, and welcoming, with year-round appeal.

Kāʻanapali Hawaiʻi Merlin Classics retro vintage logo — Hawaiian hibiscus, Hawaiian Kingdom Est. 1795