Post #327677 by desteenation on Thu, Aug 23, 2007 11:29 AM

sushiman,

You and your family are going to have an amazing time on the Big Island. My husband grew up there, and I feel really lucky to get to spend time in Hawaii almost every year. I'll just echo some of the other posters when I say a meal at Teshima's Restaurant and a hike in Waipio Valley are absolutely, positively not to be missed!

A few years ago when we were back in Kona for a visit and were driving all over the island to replace my husband's local t-shirt collection, he came up with the idea to start a business that sells all his favorite t-shirts from all the local spots he loves to visit. Slowly it morphed into a way to spread the word about all of these cool local establishments. Fast forward a few years, and we now have a t-shirt shop in the Kona Inn Shopping Village.

I'm telling you about it because so many of the places with t-shirts on our shop walls are places that you'd no doubt love to check out. Not a day goes by that we don't have people come in and say, "I've been there and there, and oh, we've got to check out that place too." One of our Seattle friends just went to Kona on vacation with his family and ended up touring the island by visiting all of our 'Desteenations'—that's the name of our business.

Even if you don't buy a t-shirt, it's just a fun place to learn about some of the Big Island's cool, local places. You can check out our Hawaiian collection on our website—just click on a shirt to see pictures and learn more about the place. We're adding new places every week.

Hope you have a great time on the Big Island!

Melissa
Desteenation Shirt Co.
http://www.desteenation.com

[ Edited by: desteenation 2007-08-23 13:09 ]