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Kailua Hawaii Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

Kailua Hawaii Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

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The Kailua cap, for the town that made Kailua Beach the windsurfing capital of the world. An unstructured cotton dad cap with the Kailua vintage retro logo embroidered on the front in black thread.

The cap is the easiest Kailua piece to wear every day and the easiest to give: one size, breathable cotton, a curved visor and an antique-brass buckle. It softens with wear and stays on the hook by the door. Order one for the beach bag and one for the glovebox.

A breathable cotton dad cap with a classic, vintage-inspired embroidered finish. The unstructured 6-panel, low-profile fit has a Permacurv visor, self-fabric hideaway strap with antique-brass buckle, matching undervisor, and four-row visor stitching for durability. All colors are 100% cotton; the camo variation is 65% polyester / 35% cotton. Since embroidery uses thread (not ink), slight differences from the digital product image are normal and part of the process. Full details in our Embroidery footer.

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 EMBROIDERED COTTON CAP

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 (embroidered)

Blank: Unstructured 6-panel low-profile dad cap, Permacurv visor

Fabric: 100% cotton (camo variation 65% polyester / 35% cotton)

Decoration: Front embroidery, black thread; four-row visor stitching, matching undervisor

Closure: Self-fabric hideaway strap, antique-brass buckle

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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.

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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.

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Kailua's name means ‘two seas,’ for the two currents that meet across its broad windward bay, and people have lived along that bay for many centuries. Native Hawaiians settled the fertile lowland behind the beach, farming taro in the wetlands of Kawainui — the largest ancient marsh in the islands — and raising fish in walled coastal ponds. Above the marsh still stands Ulupo Heiau, a massive stone temple platform whose terraces were laid by hand long before Western contact and are preserved today as a state monument. This was rich, settled country: water, fishponds, taro, and a sheltered bay, all held in by the green wall of the Koʻolau Range that rises sharply behind the town. From the water it is an unmistakable place — a wide blue bay, a green ridge, and a low, fertile plain in between, the kind of setting that draws people and holds them.

Windward Oʻahu sits at the center of one of Hawaiʻi's turning points. In 1795 King Kamehameha I landed on the island and won the Battle of Nuʻuanu in the cliffs above Honolulu — the victory that brought Oʻahu under his rule and all but completed the unification of the Hawaiian Kingdom. In the century that followed, missionaries built churches and planters laid out farms along the windward coast, yet Kailua stayed rural and Hawaiian at heart: a district of taro, cattle, and fishing, far from the harbor town growing up on the leeward side at Honolulu.

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