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by Hannah Roberts, Han

We all love looking at Hawaiian shirts. Looking back at the history of Hawaiian shirts, also known as the ?Aloha Shirt?, we see that it can be traced to the 19th century and to the early western missionaries. Those missionaries thought that covering the recent Christianized natives would be more appropriate than allowing them to go topless. In the 1930's Hawaiian shirts started to be produced commercially and continue to this day. Some researchers have discovered stories about the pioneer of the Aloha shirt, a Waikiki, Honolulu, Chinese merchant named Mr. Ellery Chun. Mr. Chun was the owner of the well-known King Smith Clothiers and dry goods store. He was born in Honolulu in 1909 and he died at the age of 91 on June 16, 2000.

With the help of her sister, Ethel Chun Lum, they started to shape the history of the Hawaiian shirt. Ethel Chun Lum made the first floral, brightly colored, short sleeved shirt which is made up of kimono fabric. On July 15, 1963, Mr. Chun registered his own business with ?Aloha? as the trade name and it was then that he began generating and advertising Hawaiian printed shirts. He placed a sign on his window shop that read, ?Aloha Shirt?, which ignited the success of the sales of his business.

The shirts were enormously popular and sold mainly to the local residents, surfers, tourists and boys who loved the beach. The ?Aloha Shirt? was first displayed in an advertisement in the Honolulu Adviser on June 28, 1935 with the words ?Aloha Shirt? as the title. Hawaiian shirts were improved in the mid 1920's with Rayon. This made the Hawaiian Print Aloha shirt the ultimate souvenir for tourists.

Hawaiian shirts were well-known in the 1940's and 1950's. Even celebrities wore the famous ?Aloha Shirt?. In fact, Elvis Presley, who was known as the undisputed king of rock, had a collection of Hawaiian Shirts that he used in his performances. He was often spotted and photographed wearing Hawaiian shirts.

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, wore Aloha Shirts. As a matter of fact, he was featured in a 1951 issue of Life Magazine wearing a Hawaiian shirt. Frank Sinatra and Montgomery Cliff also wore Hawaiian shirts during the motion picture ?From here to Eternity?.

There are still a lot of celebrities and public figures who continue to wear and endorse Hawaiian shirts. A list of famous people is enough to prove that Hawaiian shirts are loved by many. The Hawaiian shirt served as the symbol of the island paradise. It represents the warm and pleasant greeting to people who visit the Hawaiian Islands. However, we would not have worn the Hawaiian shirts if they were not created at all. Let us pay tribute to the people who shaped the history of the Hawaiian shirt.

Bright in color and full of vivid design, Hawaiian shirts are an immensely popular way to introduce yourself - and your clothing - at parties, the pool or the beach. They have become an international symbol of Hawaii. Although they continue to increase in popularity, Hawaiian shirts are not a new trend or fad. In fact, the design of the popular shirts has been around for decades.

Hawaiian shirts got their start in the 1930s, when clothing manufacturers on the islands decided to produce a cloth that had a design unique to Hawaii. Watumull's East India Store led the pack by hiring artist Elsie Das to create 15 hand-painted floral designs that were then printed onto silk. Unfortunately for the store, the designs were not supposed to be printed on heavy silk. Although the manufacturer did not print the shirts as had been requested, it turned out for the best - the heavy silk shirts became extremely popular in Hollywood. Movie stars, singers, and politicians all donned the prints. In the movie ""From Here to Eternity,"" Montgomery Cliff, Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine, and Frank Sinatra all wore Hawaiian shirts. The craze has continued on for years. Tom Selleck was seen wearing Hawaiian shirts in "Magnum PI."

Hawaiian officials have certainly encouraged the Aloha shirt craze. In 1947, the Honolulu Board of Supervisors passed a resolution, encouraging city and county employees to wear Hawaiian shirts from June 1 to October 31 each year. Further, every Friday in Hawaii is considered Aloha Friday, when locals and tourists alike wear their favorite Hawaiian shirt or dress with pride. The islands even have an official Aloha Week, where thousands of people dress in Hawaiian pride.

Today, Hawaiian shirts continue to be a symbol of relaxation in tropical paradise.

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