Alala in Navy Aloha Shirt by David Shepard
PRODUCT SPECS
- 96% polyester and 4% elastane premium blend
- Fabric is smooth, lightweight, and durable
- Real coconut buttons
- Print-matched left chest pocket
- Button-down shirt plus button on the back of the collar
- Limited quantity print
- Designed, cut, and sewn in Hawai‘i on imported fabric
- Fabric prints are hand-drawn
- Ideal for business casual, weddings and more
THE STORY BEHIND THE HAND-DRAWN DESIGN
The Hawaiian crow, ‘Alalā (Corvus hawaiiensis), is a critically endangered endemic bird no longer found in the wild. They were once common throughout the Hawaiian islands. Highly intelligent and vocal, they are named after their vocalization that sounds like the cry of a child.
‘Alalā was an important seed disperser of Hō‘awa (Pittosporum sp.), a beautiful native shrub with tiny clusters of creamy-white flowers, small orange fruit pods that split open to reveal jet-black seeds inside. Lacking this important seed dispersing bird, several species of Hō'awa have become endangered themselves.