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East Honolulu Clothing Company
CLOTHING, SOUVENIRS
MAP
(
www.doublepawswear.com
;
Waimanalo Town Shopping Center, 41-537 Kalanianaʻole Hwy;
9am-5pm)
Striking, graphic tropical-print fabrics used to make casual apparel here are de-
signed and silk-screened in-house. This fashion studio provides local hula
halau
(schools) with costumes, and they'll even customize a flowy dress or aloha shirt just for
you.
Getting There & Away
TheBus 57 between Honolulu's Ala Moana Center and Waimanalo (one hour) runs once
or twice hourly via Kailua, making stops along the Kalanianaʻole Hwy (Hwy 72) through
Waimanalo town, sometimes continuing to Sea Life Park.
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Kailua
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Suburban Kailua is the Windward Coast's largest town, a fairly easy title to win. A long
graceful bay protected by a coral reef is Kailua's claim to fame, and many travelers re-
turning to Oʻahu leapfrog over touristy Waikiki to hang out here in laid-back style.
Kailua's sunny weather and wave conditions are just about perfect for swimming,
kayaking, windsurfing and kiteboarding. Beach cottages, mostly cooled by tradewinds
and not air-conditioning, crowd into neighborly lanes. Further along the shore, the ex-
clusive enclave of Lanikai is where you'll find million-dollar views - and mansions eas-
ily valued at twice that much.
In ancient times Kailua (meaning 'two seas') was a place of legends and home to
Hawaiian chiefs, including Kamehameha the Great (briefly) after he conquered Oʻahu.
Once rich in stream-fed agricultural land, fishing grounds and protected canoe landings,
Kailua was home to at least three temples, one of which you can still visit.
