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Oahu Hawaii Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

Oahu Hawaii Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

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The Oʻahu tank, for the island that is the Gathering Place. Lightweight Airlume cotton jersey with the Oʻahu vintage retro logo on the chest in black, for the hottest months of the year.

The tank is the summer Oʻahu piece: light enough for the trail, the boat and the porch, cut in a retail unisex fit that runs true to size. Order it before the warm weather does the deciding for you.

Built to hold its shape: a lightweight unisex tank in Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton jersey with side seams and self-fabric binding. Retail fit, true to size for adults, tear-away label. Solids are 100% cotton; select heather/prism shades may include cotton–poly or cotton–poly–rayon blends.

Oʻahu, the Gathering Place, is home to about two-thirds of Hawaiʻi’s people and to Honolulu, its capital. Kamehameha sealed his conquest of the islands at the Nuʻuanu Pali in February 1795, Honolulu became the capital of the Kingdom in 1845, and ʻIolani Palace, built in 1879–82, is the only royal palace on American soil.

Two volcanic ranges, the Waiʻanae and the green Koʻolau, shape the island; Diamond Head rises over Waikīkī on the south shore, where Duke Kahanamoku revived surfing in the early 1900s, the North Shore faces the open Pacific, and Kailua and Hanauma Bay round out the windward side. The heart of Hawaiʻi is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — OʻAHU HI COTTON JERSEY TANK

Town: Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi

Founded: Settled over a thousand years ago; unified 1795

Known for: The Gathering Place; Diamond Head and Waikīkī; the North Shore; the Nuʻuanu Pali; Honolulu

Art: Oʻahu vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Unisex jersey tank, retail fit, side-seamed, self-fabric binding

Fabric: Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton; solids 100% cotton, heather/prism shades blended

Label: Tear-away

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL

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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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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.

Our Oʻahu logo carries the Hawaiian hibiscus over "Hawaiian Kingdom · Est. 1795," the shared emblem of every Merlin Classics Hawaiʻi place, marking the 1795 unification that began on this very island at Nuʻuanu. Printed in clean retro black-and-white like an old travel decal, the hibiscus stands for the islands as a whole; what makes this one Oʻahu is everything around it — Diamond Head over Waikākā, the surf of the North Shore, the green wall of the Koʻolau, and the gathering-place spirit of Hawaiʻi's busiest island.

That sovereignty was taken. On January 17, 1893, Queen Liliʻuokalani — the last reigning monarch, and the composer of "Aloha ʻOe" — was deposed in Honolulu by a group backed by American business interests, and the Hawaiian Kingdom came to an end; annexation followed. It is a history Oʻahu carries with care and remembers honestly, named here as fact rather than ornament.

Why People Visit Oʻahu

Oʻahu offers the whole of Hawaiʻi in one place: deep history and living culture, world-famous surf, a great multicultural city, and beaches for every mood. It is where most visitors begin — and, for the million people who live here, simply home, the island where Hawaiʻi gathers.

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