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Kailua Hawaii Vintage Retro Cotton Jersey Baby Bodysuit - Black Logo

Kailua Hawaii Vintage Retro Cotton Jersey Baby Bodysuit - Black Logo

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The Kailua baby bodysuit, for the town that made Kailua Beach the windsurfing capital of the world. Soft fine jersey with the Kailua vintage retro logo on the front in black, newborn to 24 months.

This is the new-baby gift from the hometown: light, soft, with a snap crotch that makes changes easy and a logo the parents will photograph. Order it as soon as the news arrives; it is the Kailua piece most often bought for someone else.

Soft, breathable, and easy to change: an infant bodysuit in light 4.5 oz (153 g/m²) fine jersey with a secure snap crotch, ribbed binding, and side seams for durability. Solids are 100% combed ringspun cotton; heather shades include a cotton–polyester blend.

Kailua on windward Oʻahu has been settled since about 500 AD, with taro terraces by 1200, an ancient seat of the island’s aliʻi beneath the Koʻolau pali; Kamehameha took Oʻahu in 1795. Chinese farmers grew rice in the Kawainui marsh from the 1880s, the Lanikai subdivision was laid out in 1924, and the Kalapawai Market has stood at the beach since 1932.

The trade winds that cross two and a half miles of white sand made Kailua Beach the windsurfing capital of the world, the Mokulua Islands float off Lanikai, and Kawainui is the largest wetland in Hawaiʻi. Two seas, one shore is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — KAILUA HI COTTON JERSEY BABY BODYSUIT

Town: Kailua, Hawaiʻi

Founded: Settled c.500 AD; Lanikai 1924

Known for: Kailua Beach, the windsurfing capital of the world; Lanikai and the Mokulua Islands; Kawainui, Hawaiʻi’s largest wetland

Art: Kailua vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Unisex infant bodysuit, ribbed binding, side seams, snap crotch

Fabric: 4.5 oz (153 g/m²) fine jersey; solids 100% combed ringspun cotton, heathers cotton–polyester

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Product FAQs

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.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

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.

More From Kailua Hawaiʻi

All Kailua Hawaiʻi Items

Our Kailua logo carries Hawaiʻi's hibiscus, drawn in worn black and white above the date 1795 — the year of Kamehameha's windward victory and the unification it sealed. The hibiscus is the islands' own flower, a stand-in for the natural abundance and the aloha that have always defined this coast, and the vintage stamp-and-decal styling makes it feel like something off an old travel trunk rather than a modern print. The flower and the date are the through-line that links Kailua to our other Hawaiian towns; what makes this one Kailua is everything around it — the two seas, the windward trades, and the Mokulua offshore.

Kailua stayed country until the middle of the twentieth century. After the war, new roads over and through the Koʻolau opened the windward side to Honolulu, and through the 1950s and 1960s Kailua filled in as a leafy bedroom community of schools, churches, and beach bungalows. Tourism mostly went the other way — to Waikīkī — which left Kailua delightfully local and let its beaches keep their easy, unhurried feel. What did draw the world was the wind: the same steady trades that cool the town make Kailua Bay one of the great windsurfing and kitesurfing waters anywhere, and the sport's early champions made their name on this very water.

Why People Visit Kailua

Kailua blends scenic windward beaches with deep Hawaiian heritage. Visitors come to swim, paddle out to the islands, and hike to a pillbox view, then slow down in a town that stayed local. It is picturesque, approachable, and meaningful to the island families who call it home — natural beauty and everyday culture side by side, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and shoreline.

Kailua Hawaii Merlin Classics retro logo — Hawaiian hibiscus, 1795 Kamehameha unification