What souvenirs to buy when traveling to Hawaii?

Hawaiian Corals and Shells

Pink, black and golden corals produced in Hawaiian waters are cut and polished before being sent to jewelry stores. In Waikiki, Duke Road between Kalakaua Street and Kuhio Street is crowded with shops of all sizes selling all kinds of jewelry. The Maui Diving Equipment Factory in downtown Honolulu has a free shuttle bus to various hotels to facilitate visitors to visit their factory. Visiting is free. The final arrangement was to allow visitors to visit a large showroom, or rather a large store, which was undoubtedly a clever business move.

Surprisingly, not all shells are as common as those found on Hawaiian beaches. Shells are often used to make flower chains. The flower chains that are not made of flowers come from Niihau Island, known as the "Forbidden Island". They are made of thousands of small shells and are worth thousands of dollars.

Hawaiian Food

Kona coffee, which once enjoyed a high reputation, is now gaining popularity again. Coffee beans can be purchased at many coffee plantations on the Kona coast. Most weird food stores and coffee shops carefully select their ingredients so both the food and the coffee taste great. There are also macadamia nuts on sale from ABC budget stores to Woolworths.

Hawaiian Clothing

Just put on an aloha shirt or a mum skirt and you will become an authentic Hawaiian. Both shirts and skirts are printed with dazzling floral patterns, and the loose and fat skirts are especially loved by ladies with plump figures. The largest outlet for aloha shirts and mum skirts is Hattie's in Hilo, which has stores on every major island. Hattie's Store delivers a variety of aloha shirts and mummy skirts to hotels for free, and gives away seashell flower chains and pineapple juice to customers. Browse Hatee's gift shop and you'll find a wide variety of Hawaiian souvenirs and specialty Hawaiian foods. Curiously, vintage aloha shirts from the 1930s and 1940s are favored by collectors, so there are many shops specializing in vintage aloha shirts.

Hawaii’s more conservative products include wallets, suitcases and jackets, as well as ordinary wallets and belts. Although a little dated, it's not expensive.

Old Hawaii Photos

Pictures recording history are inexpensive souvenirs. The Bishop Museum's archives house a collection of 500,000 old photos of Hawaii.

Hawaiian arts and crafts

Although Hawaiian art galleries are everywhere, there are not many good arts and crafts. Most so-called art galleries sell seascapes. They resemble cartoons more than sophisticated paintings, yet they can make artists very wealthy. If you want to see a large collection of paintings, go to the Peggy Hopper Art Gallery at 1164 Nuuanu Avenue in Honolulu. An exhibition of the work of this famous Hawaiian artist is held there.