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Poipu Hawaii Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - Black Logo

Poipu Hawaii Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - Black Logo

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The Poʻipū tee, for the town that is the sunny south shore of Kauaʻi. A classic unisex heavy cotton t-shirt with the Poʻipū vintage retro logo on the chest in black: the default Poʻipū shirt, and the one most people start with.

This is the everyday Poʻipū shirt: medium-weight cotton that holds up to real washing, a crewneck that fits everyone, and a logo that reads as a crest rather than a billboard. Buy it for yourself, buy a second for the person who keeps saying they want one, and it ships free in the U.S.

Our unisex heavy cotton tee pairs medium-weight jersey with a classic crewneck fit. Tubular construction and taped shoulders add durability, and the design is DTG-printed. Solid colors are 100% cotton; select heather/antique shades may use cotton–poly blends.

Poʻipū, Hawaiian for crashing waves, is the southernmost tip of Kauaʻi and the driest, sunniest stretch of coast on the island. Ladd & Company established Hawaiʻi’s first successful sugar plantation at nearby Kōloa in 1835, the start of the whole Hawaiian sugar era, and the waves of immigrant workers who followed built Old Kōloa Town.

Seventeen early-1900s buildings still stand on Kōloa Road, the Sueoka Store among them, open since 1918, under the monkeypod planted in 1925. Poʻipū Beach Park, twin sandy crescents where monk seals haul out, has been named the best beach in America. The south shore is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — POʻIPŪ HI HEAVY COTTON TEE

Town: Poʻipū, Hawaiʻi

Founded: Kōloa plantation 1835

Known for: The crashing waves; Hawaiʻi’s driest and sunniest resort coast; Poʻipū Beach Park; Old Kōloa Town and the 1835 plantation

Art: Poʻipū vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Unisex heavy cotton tee, classic fit, crewneck, tubular construction, taped shoulders

Fabric: Solids 100% cotton; heather/antique shades cotton–poly

Print: DTG, black ink

Made to order in the USA


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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.

More From Poʻipū Hawaiʻi

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Nearby, the Spouting Horn forces the surf up through a lava tube and throws spray forty or fifty feet into the air with a rumbling hiss that local tradition ties to a moʻo — a legendary lizard trapped in the rock. And the National Tropical Botanical Garden headquarters its national network here: the Allerton and McBryde Gardens fill the Lāwaʻi Valley with one of the world's great plant collections, a short drive from the beach towels. The valley has royal history of its own: Queen Emma summered at Lāwaʻi in the 1870s, and the cottage tradition she began matured into the Allerton estate whose garden rooms — fountains, bamboo groves, the Moreton Bay figs that starred in Jurassic Park — anchor the collection today.

Our Poʻipū logo carries the Hawaiian hibiscus above "Hawaiian Kingdom — Est. 1795," the shared retro emblem of our Hawaiʻi places, drawn in worn black-and-white like an old travel decal. What makes this one Poʻipū is everything around it: the crashing-waves name, the sunniest shore on the Garden Isle, the People's Prince, and the honu asleep on the best beach in America. Wear the south shore.

Why People Visit Poʻipū

Because it is Hawaiʻi at its sunniest and most easygoing — a warm, protected coast where the turtles share the sand, the blowhole keeps time, and the Garden Isle's plantation past sits a mile inland under a monkeypod tree. Beach by day, Kōloa by golden hour.

Poipu Hawaii retro logo with Hawaiian hibiscus and Hawaiian Kingdom Est. 1795, Merlin Classics