Perhaps she has relatives that need appeasing too?

Pele has at least 4 brothers and sisters. Depends on the legend. However, Pele is VERY jealous. Don't be making any appeasements to her relatives without honoring her first.

For example, don't ever take any rocks home from The Big Island. Woe will befall you. Every year, the Hawaiian Volcano National Park service has boxes of rocks shipped back to them from those who were foolish enough to take some of the island home with them and rue the day.

Pele also appears to like gin, if you take account of the number of bottles of gin left to her in offering.

http://www.coffeetimes.com/pele.htm

Most definitely locals do wear aloha shirts (men mostly). They are even the uniform various places like serviceworkers at hotels or the airport. But they are more subduded colors, even faded (NOT hilo hattie style as already mentioned).

i dress similar to sf7307... knee length skirt or shorts or linencapris, with a tank top, cotton top, or plain tshirt, and sandals or slippahs (flip flops). i do have a beautiful Hawaiian floral print tote bag i picked up last trip from IMP.

<Only if I'm holding a drink in a coconut shell with a little umbrella poking out the rim.>

Easy enough to arrange! :-)

IMO - and I first heard Izzy and his bra way back in '77 at a Waimanalo park concert (the Ukuleles looked like toothpicks in their hands) when I was about the only haloe - his Facing Foward album is the best. My niece also loved it and it became our traveling CD when driving all around the Western US. Love the song about Maui Superman, and Take me back to West Makaha, among others. Just fabulous stuff.

In fact - the poor thing is now warped and I have been trying to find another copy. see: http://www.e-hawaii.com/iz/israel-ka...k-2003-archive

As for Aloha shirts - when I first went to Hawaii - the louder/more brightly colored ones were more de-regieur - but now it's softer tones - more designer stuff. But hey - you can also go to say Costco and find something.

Or even to Hilo Hattie's http://www.hilohattie.com/ - and there is one beyond Sam Choy's which is toward the airport from downtown Hono. http://www.samchoy.com/ They have the best Poli I have ever ordered in a restaurant - as good as we make at home. :)

And as far as drinks with a little umbrella - some like Mai Tai's - and they are good (usually Rum based) - but I prefer the coconut/vodka based Chi-Chis - which is like a Pina Coloda - but again - with vodka instead of rum. http://www.food.com/recipe/chi-chi-o...d-drink-104374

Oops. Typo - that's haole. And as far as slippers - my friends in Hawaii say they have two pairs: One for the beach/everyday wear - and one for dressy occasions. :)

Dang - typo two. That's Poke. see: http://www.aroundhawaii.com/lifestyl...i-part-ii.html

Shar, I have three silk-like tropical-print blouses that I bought at Macy's on three different trips to Oahu. I thought the two I had were enough, but last summer they had one in coral with a cream palm frond print that was just so gorgeous that I had to have it, too. I wear them at home as well as over there.

Now a Chi-Chi sounds exactly like what I would like. Too bad this trip is so far away.

Suck 'em up!!!! :)

Iz rules. If the CD is going out, download from Amazon.

I listen to Maui radio most days while sitting in my office in Texas.

I have several shirts that look like Clooney's from the descendants.

People in Hawaii really do say "mahalo" and the like.

I love Hawaii.

Iz isn't the only musician in Hawaii. Listen to streaming radio all the time. KPOA my favorite, but others are good.

http://www.hawaiiradiotv.com/MauiRadio.html

www.mele.com to listen to a great assortment of music.

Shar
Women can buy men's aloha shirts in smaller size for themselves-done all the time, especially if you are clever and shop the Goodwill.

I you REALLY want a cool aloha shirt, you can get one here:

http://alohashirts.com/

It is a dark little store, though and difficult to see what you are looking at.

Anthony Bourdain went there and bought an antique aloha shirt, but his choice was rather ugly, in my opinion.

It IS like wearing white trainers in Europe actually. Everyone on travel forums says not to do it, but when you are there it's what all the locals wear!!!

Another source for very cool aloha shirts- locally designed and locally made:

http://www.sigzane.com/store/home.php?cat=248

This black one is one of the most handsome aloha shirts I've ever seen. As you can see, it was very popular. They will be replenishing their stock real soon.

http://www.sigzane.com/store/product...cat=272&page=1

Does anyone recall the interview with George Clooney when he said to a crew member the first time he walked out of his trailer on the Descendants that he would never get laid again. He had future comments about waisted khakis and aloha shirts tucked in that challenged his masculinity.

But no one actually wears them tucked in. Unless your boss says you have to.....

BTW- All of Clooney's clothing on The Descendants was from Tori Richards. They have wonderful stuff.