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Vintage 80s Okolehao Spirit of Hawaii T-Shirt S Deadstock Hawaiian Distillery

$114.95

Meet okolehao — the lightly sweet, smooth and super potent Hawaiian moonshine that was so good, it was outlawed twice in the islands.
Okolehao is made out of fermented juice from the root of the ti plant — a “canoe plant” the Polynesians brought to Hawaii centuries ago that they used for many things including leis, plates, sandals, medicine, and for steaming food wrapped in its leaves. It’s a starchy root, similar to a sweet potato.

Okolehao started out as more of a beer-type thing, but when Western explorers brought the technique of distillery to Hawaii in the late 1700s, the native Hawaiians ran with it.

Okolehao earned its outlaw status since Hawaii was the unfortunate land of two separate prohibitions (one, enlisted by King Kamehameha in 1818, and the other by the American government one hundred years later). Bootleggers retreated into the deep valleys and hidden forests of the islands to set up their stills and much of the original tastiness was diluted in the process.

By the 1970s, a handful of distillers were producing cheap, flavored whiskey and calling it okolehao, but the spirit had largely disappeared.

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Details:

  • Okolehao Spirit of Hawaii print on front
  • Made in United States by Crazy Shirts
  • Yellow color
  • 100% Cotton material
  • Crew neck

SIZE: Tag Size = Mens Small

Measurements taken on a flat surface and unwrinkled:

  • Armpit to Armpit = 16.5 inches (42 cm) or Chest = 33” (84 cm)
  • Shoulder to Shoulder = 14” (36 cm)
  • Back bottom of neck collar to bottom hem = 24.5” (62 cm)

ITEM CONDITION: Vintage Deadstock New Old Stock
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