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Wailea Hawaii Vintage Retro Womens Fitted Ringspun Cotton Tee - Black Logo

Wailea Hawaii Vintage Retro Womens Fitted Ringspun Cotton Tee - Black Logo

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The Wailea women’s fitted tee, for the town that is the waters of Lea. Slim, contoured ringspun cotton with the Wailea vintage retro logo on the chest in black, cut for anyone who finds the unisex tee boxy.

The fitted cut is the reason to choose this one over the unisex tee: a longer body, side seams and a slimmer line that still wears soft. It is the Wailea shirt for the weekend, the reunion and the beach-bag, and it runs small, so size up if you are between sizes.

Soft, lightweight ringspun cotton jersey in a slim, contoured women’s fit with a longer body length and a classic crewneck. Side-seamed, with a tear-away label. This style runs smaller than usual, so consider sizing up. Solids are 100% cotton; select heather/blend shades may include a cotton–polyester mix.

The Hawaiians named this South Maui shore for Lea, the goddess of canoe-builders, who legend says flew over the coast as a forest bird and blessed its waters. It was a fishing ground for five hundred years along Piʻilani’s King’s Highway, cattle country after the Great Mahele of 1848, and a Marine amphibious training beach in the Second World War.

Matson bought the land in 1957 and the resort community was master-planned from 1971 around five crescent beaches, Mokapu, Ulua, Wailea, Polo and Keawakapu, at the dry, sunny foot of Haleakalā, looking across to Kahoʻolawe, Molokini and Lānaʻi, with humpbacks offshore each winter. The waters of Lea are the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — WAILEA HI WOMEN'S FITTED TEE

Town: Wailea, Hawaiʻi

Founded: Fishing settlement for centuries; resort from 1971

Known for: The waters of Lea; five golden crescent beaches; the ancient King’s Highway; sunshine at the foot of Haleakalā

Art: Wailea vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Women’s fitted ringspun cotton tee, slim contoured fit, longer body, side-seamed

Fabric: Solids 100% cotton; heather/blend shades cotton–polyester

Fit note: Runs smaller than usual

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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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Then, for a few years, the quiet coast became a drill ground. During the Second World War the Marines trained along this shore for the island campaigns of the Pacific, and they gave Ulua Beach a grim nickname: “Little Tarawa,” after the atoll where they would make one of the war’s bloodiest amphibious landings. Men who rehearsed in this gentle surf carried its lessons to the far side of the ocean. Today the beach is back to umbrellas and snorkels, the name remembered mostly by those who go looking for it.

The deeper change came by paper. The Great Māhele of 1848 redrew who could hold the land, and on Maui’s dry slopes the answer became cattle. Herds spread above Wailea, and the great ʻUlupalakua Ranch took shape across the uplands where sweet potato had once grown. The coast below stayed quiet and largely empty — scrub, lava, and a few fishing camps — a stretch of shoreline that the cattle era passed over and the twentieth century would rediscover. For decades the busiest traffic through Wailea was paniolo driving cattle down the dry slopes toward the landings, while the reef below kept its fish, its surgeonfish, and its quiet largely to itself.

Why People Visit Wailea, Hawaiʻi

Wailea offers a seamless beach-and-path experience: swimming, snorkeling, strolling, and light shopping between coves. It is sunny, refined, and family friendly, with year-round appeal in its beaches, walkways, and public access. Natural beauty and easy comfort sit side by side, and a deep Hawaiian past — the goddess Lea, the fishing shore of Kahamanini, the Marines’ “Little Tarawa” — runs quietly beneath the polish.

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