#alfred aloha

[oceantoyz]

@ the single person who requested Alfred Aloha -- I could not find a single scrap of merchandise!!!

RIP our elephant king!!

[handmadehistorypodcast]

We're gearing up for summer--literally--with an episode on aloha shirts and Bermuda shorts! Aloha wear was invented in Hawaii in the 1920s and 30s, but it really took off during WWII, when millions of military personnel passed through the island--and picked up souvenirs to send home. We share the history of aloha shirts from their birth in Hawaii  to their boom on the mainland, and trace the evolution of two well-known aloha wear designers, Malihini Sportswear and Alfred Shaheen. We talk about the difficulties and opportunities given to different groups in Hawaii and share how Japanese American business owners found ways around discrimination to thrive in the Hawaiian economy. We also share inspiring and unique examples of modern aloha shirts in the New Zealand Museum's collection. 

Then, we talk about Bermuda shorts. These long, formal shorts were invented--probably--on the island of Bermuda, which has an interesting history (did you know it was uninhabited until 1609?). We talk about Bermudas vs. Ghurka shorts, the official Boy Scout uniform, and how Bermuda shorts became "badges of independence" on Barnard College's campus in 1960.

Plus, we recap our most popular and favorite episodes of our first season--see you in September for more Handmade History!

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1D81sCYX9ToQBWDavNLSBA?si=81955fb600a94ab7

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-18-aloha-shirts-bermuda-shorts/id1768302024?i=1000709855038

Listen in your browser: https://handmadehistorypodcast.com/#listen

Show notes & sources here: https://tinyurl.com/4bh8w3bd

Do you own or make aloha wear? Do you have a favorite Bermuda shorts pattern? We'd love to see your creations! Or have a question, comment, or idea for a future episode? Email us at handmadehistoryhosts@gmail.com, or visit our website at handmadehistory.com. 

Happy listening!

[russiateascarf]

Aloha from Hawaii!

Wanna come down and visit me I would love to show you around my islands and we could do so many fun things!

Don’t worry I want tell Alfred pinky swear!

Hello friend!

Ohh this is a very nice offer!! Maybe I will find free time to do this! It would probably be very bad if America found out, though!! He might get angry, that is not good!!! Just try to be very secretive, yes?

[serialsensation]

Academic Press Summer Book Sales!

Scholarly books can be pretty damn expensive (though shout out to all the university press editors who've been foregrounding price point accessibility!), so I'm spreading the work about some flash sales!

University of Minnesota Press: to celebrate their 100th anniversary, if you buy 3 or more paperbacks, they're all just $10 (regardless of the original price point!) with the code MN93820

NYU Press: to celebrate Pride, all books are 30% off with the code HOLIDAY, and shipping is free for orders over a certain point

And in case anyone wanted recommendations....

University of Minnesota Press does a lot of really cool ecocritical and environmental humanities works + some fiction, poetry, and memoir, in addition to the LGBTQ+ works I'm focusing on here. They also have a new series of accessible, shorter reads akin to NYU's "Avidly Reads" series, but they're already $10 each, so I'll let you sort through those on your own! But a few fun titles that I feel like Tumblr folks might like:

Margaret Galvan, In Visible Archives: Queer and Feminist Visual Culture in the 1980s (2023)

J. Logan Smilges, Queer Silence: On Disability and Rhetorical Absence (2022)

Hil Malatino, Side Affects: On Being Trans and Feeling Bad (2022)

Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Remembering Our Intimacies: Mo'olelo, Aloha 'Aina, and Ea (2021)

Lorna Bracewell, Why We Lost the Sex Wars: Sexual Freedom in the #MeToo Era (2021)

C. Riley Snorton, Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity (2017)

Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, Queer Ricans: Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora (2009)

On the memoir side of things, just a couple that caught my eye on a quick scroll to remind myself what they have:

Michelle Cliff, If I Could Write This in Fire (2008)

Kelly J. Cogswell, Eating Fire: My Life as a Lesbian Avenger (2014)

From NYU Press, there's SO much to choose from in their sexuality studies catalog, but I'll just flag a few that intersect with their Fan Studies and Internet and Video Game Studies lists:

Alfred L. Martin, Jr., Fandom for Us, by Us: The Pleasures and Practices of Black Audiences (2025)

Bo Ruberg, How to Queer the World: Radical Worldbuilding through Video Games (2025)

Avery Dame-Griff, The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet (2023)

And I can't really leave without recommending José Esteban Muñoz's work--whether Disidentifications from UMN or Cruising Utopia from NYU!

[freehawaii]

 KE AUPUNI UPDATE - MARCH 2024

At the UN in Geneva... For three or four times a year since 2010, I have been attending meetings at the UN in Geneva, and likewise at the UN in New York. The primary purpose for attending these UN meetings is to promote... “Hawaiʻi. our story and our future”... where we have been and where we would like to go. By using the art of diplomacy (talking story and making friends), we have broken down the lies the US had spread about Hawaiʻi being a US “state” (as evidenced by numerous stories in UN and European publications), and we have succeed in developing sympathy and support for the restoration of Hawaiʻi as a sovereign, independent nation.  I am currently at the massive UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland attending the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. This past week I have touched bases with diplomats, UN experts, non-governing organizations (NGOs), the press and other stake-holders in the international human rights arena. Next week I will be on a panel on self-determination sponsored by the Kashmiri independence movement. I will also participate in a press conference with Alaska representatives and Dr. Alfred deZayas on calling for review of UNGA Resolution 1469. Here is the short oral statement I delivered at the Human Rights Council asserting our diplomatic protest to the US illegal occupation of our islands and reiterating our status as a sovereign, independent nation in continuity. Aloha Mr. President: This intervention is a diplomatic protest of the ongoing, systematic violations of human rights in the Hawaiian Islands and how the matter can be peacefully remedied. The United Statesʻ illegal occupation of Hawaii, has caused the people of Hawaii tremendous harm. The tragic fire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina on August 8, 2023 is a foreboding of where the rest Hawaii is headed should the U.S. maintain its stranglehold on our islands. The U.S. and its settler population has used judicial corruption to dispossess Hawaiians of our lands (as in the current case of Mme Routh Bolomet); robs Hawaiians of our livlihoods, way of life and social structures; creating an environment that is so inhospitable and toxic that more than half of native Hawaiians have fled the islands just to survive. The huge presence of the US military in Hawaii puts Hawaiians in imminent danger of instant nuclear annihilation by enemies of the U.S. But unlike Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the next attack on US Military installations in Hawaii will wipe out everything. The people would be gone and the entire island of Oʻahu will look like Lahaina does now.  The remedy would begin with the United Nations General Assembly reviewing Resolution 1469 to correct its error, and ending its complicity in the occupation of Hawaii by the U.S.

 “Love of country is deep-seated in the breast of every Hawaiian, whatever his station.” — Queen Liliʻuokalani ---------- Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono. The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. ------ For the latest news and developments about our progress at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva, tune in to Free Hawaii News at 6 PM the first Friday of each month on ʻŌlelo Television, Channel 53. ------ "And remember, for the latest updates and information about the Hawaiian Kingdom check out the twice-a-month Ke Aupuni Updates published online on Facebook and other social media." PLEASE KŌKUA… Your kōkua, large or small, is vital to this effort... To contribute, go to:   • GoFundMe – CAMPAIGN TO FREE HAWAII • PayPal – use account email: info@HawaiianKingdom.net • Other – To contribute in other ways (airline miles, travel vouchers, volunteer services, etc...) email us at: info@HawaiianKingdom.net All proceeds are used to help the cause. MAHALO! Malama Pono,

Leon Siu

Hawaiian National

[planesspoken]

Alpha male

aloha from…

Elvis’s mai, — 50,000 fans can’t be wrong

Alphabet soup or cereal?

Omega man

26 letters depending on the language

Fraternity, what year?

Your number lock is on

It’s in beta? Looks like second or third gen, I’ll be damned.

It’s a fish sign

Bay? Ta’s over that away

Bay tour, checking my mail

Cereal magnets

I’m all for mail but the usps is not a soluable business, I want our people walking around but —

Alford Male 52 Celtics and some other teams. Could shoot the three rebound. NBA champion 2010’s.

Alford Male Indiana NCAA champion 87, 88 maybe.

Alf Alfa, ya pick at it. Nose how’s it smells.

Alfred, great uncle. I have no time.

Elvira, TV lady could be a clue.

Pelvis male, honestly just bones.

Now I’m getting sequenced

[weirdestbooks]

Wrong Reflection Chapter 21

Guilt From the Actions of Another (Wattpad | Ao3)

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"I can die happy, he's such a sad wet cat of a man" - My Beta Reader @aloha-from-angel after reading this chapter for the first time.

Arthur knew he wasn't a good person. He had been an empire for so long, hurt so many people, and had damaged things with his family to the point where the relationships they had now felt impossible.

Arthur knew he was not a great man, but he still tried his best to be better.

But Arthur had always cared for his family. Sure, it was far more complicated with his brothers, but with Alfred and his other colonies, he had always tried to treat them well.

Arthur wouldn't pretend that he had been a good father, especially with how many of his colonies had been adults when they came under his care and with how he neglected Alfred and Matthew far too much in their younger years, but he had tried.

Arthur had tried, and although he had made many bitter mistakes, especially when he burned down Alfred's capital… things between them had become better. Regardless of how often they fought, Arthur knew Alfred loved him the same way Alfred knew Arthur cared for him.

It had been their relationship for a long time.

Then Sam came.

Sam was different than Alfred. That was obvious from their first meeting and grew more obvious as time passed. It wasn't necessarily a bad thing; it would have been a stranger to have two Alfreds, but…there was clearly something in his history he hadn't been telling them; his DID made that clear.

But Arthur hadn't ever considered that it was him that did that to Sam. In hindsight, maybe he should have seen it, with how Sam regarded him with suspicion, with how Sam would always have one eye watching Arthur's every move, with how Sam had called his England a 'terrible person' and then barely brought him up again.

Had Sam been more like Alfred when he was younger? Cheerful and boisterous instead of closed off and quiet? Had his other self forced that from Sam?

If so, why?

What was the point of it? Could… could Arthur have done that to Alfred?

"Are you alright, Arthur?" Dylan's calm voice asked from beside Arthur, his hand resting on the small of Arthur's back. Alfred had just left, going to check in on Sam, Sam, who was dying, and didn't think it important enough to tell them.

Had Arthur's counterpart made him think that way?

"I'm okay," Arthur said, hoping that his older brother wouldn't notice anything was wrong.

Then again, you don't know someone for over a thousand years without them getting to know you very well.

"Hey, Francis, Matthew, you mind giving us a minute?" Allistor asked, and Arthur internally groaned as he knew where that was going.

His brothers were going to try to have an emotional conversation with him. Those never went well, least of all because they were all terrible at processing their emotions and talking to each other.

It always ended with screaming and fighting, two things Arthur really didn't need right now.

But Francis and Matthew left, and Arthur was left behind with his brothers, even Seamus, who barely knew most of Arthur's history with the people that surrounded him.

"Are you okay, Arthur?" Dylan asked, worry in his eyes.

"I know he's not me," Arthur began, wanting to ensure that his brothers knew that. Arthur knew that the other version of England, that horrible other version of him, wasn't him.

"But you don't like the thought of a version of you doing anything to hurt a version of Alfred. Or hurting Sam," Ciarán said, worry present even in his voice. Arthur shrunk in on himself a little at that. Ciarán was the more distant of Arthur's brothers, separated by sea and a painful history, but if even he was picking up on the darkness that clouded Arthur's thoughts…

No wonder Allistor and Dylan were worried.

"I don't. And I can't figure out… why a version of me would… would do that," Arthur eventually said, giving in to the weight of concerned, expectant stares.

"Hurt is vague. It doesn't have to mean abuse," Seamus hesitantly offered, curling in on himself slightly as Seamus noticed Arthur's flinch at the word "abuse."

It had to be that, but that was what Arthur feared the most.

Arthur had hurt Alfred, but two wars and a burnt capital seemed small compared to the weight the word seemed to hold when Kumajirou said it, the weight of the word explaining so many strange behaviors they had all noticed from Sam but never commented on.

"How many of you googled what causes DID?" Arthur asked. Ciarán looked away, and Allistor made the same little coughing noise he usually did when he was upset.

None of them said anything, but it was an answer enough.

"That doesn't mean you were ever capable of doing that. It was obvious from the moment you met Alfred that you were wrapped around his finger and would have done anything for him. Just because that other England was a shithead in that way doesn't mean you were," Allistor said.

Arthur sighed, knowing that his brother was right. It didn't stop the mess of terrible feelings within him, how a small part whispered about what-ifs, about how he clearly had the capability to hurt Alfred if the Burning of Washington meant anything.

Arthur had never forgotten Alfred's screams.

Dylan sighed.

"The Burning of Washington doesn't count, Arthur," Dylan chided, sounding uncomfortably like their mother.

"We all do stupid things in war. Your people would have done that whether or not you were involved," Allistor added, throwing his own arm around Arthur's shoulders.

"It's not on you to feel guilt for what someone else did. Besides, now we just have more incentive to get Sam back home, so I can punch his England in the face," Dylan said, voice cheery but getting angrier toward the end of his statement. Arthur couldn't help but let out a small laugh at that.

"Thanks, Dylan," Arthur said. Dylan pulled him a little bit closer, forcing Allistor to let go of Arthur.

"My pleasure," Dylan said. Arthur sighed, relaxing a little into the embrace.

As far as emotional conversation with his brothers went…that one could have been a lot worse.

[miscelliteeous]

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Thanks @onetiredwitch for tagging me!

music? Carpenter Brut, Sleep Token, Alan Palomo, Electric Six, My Chemical Romance

Singer? Tarja!

Animal? Mole!

Piece of Clothing? I really like cloaks and capelets, but I mostly wear aloha shirts

Day of the week? Thursday!

Movie? Friday the 13th: Jason Lives, My Neighbor Totoro, Hallmark Frankenstein, May, The Return of the Living Dead

Actor? Alfred Molina, Julian Richings, Peter Cushing, Jeffrey Combs, Brad Dourif

Director? Wes Anderson, Charles Band, Ted Nicolaou, John Carpenter, Wes Craven

Food? chicken!

Drink? sour lemonade!

Color? teal!

TV series? Twin Peaks, Arcane, Kingdom Hospital, Tales From The Crypt

Vacation destination? England!

If anyone else wants to play, go for it!

Tagging:

Everyone who sees this!

[cytocutie]

Civilian Internee, Camp McCoy, Sparta, Wi to Detention Camp, Sand Island, Hawaii 1942, Censored, 1c solo Prexie. From Alfred Smith to his wife Susan Smith.

Postcard reads:

My dear Susi:

Camp McCoy, Wisc. Wisconsin.

Just at p.o. today, which you may receive by Easter. If I only had word from you. Today we are adding another month to our married life. Did you think of it?

Happy to know, that we are alive & hope the same to hear from you. ALOHA

LOVE—KISSES Alfred.

Item #c4170 from Dick Keiser Enterprises philately collection. Available at dickkeiser.com for USD $650.00.

I am not affiliated with DK Enterprises. I just think postal history is cool.

[vintagesanrio]

Sanrio Memories - Rare 1980s Characters

[cobblestonestreet]

Alfred Shaheen's Aloha wear, 1950's

[thewondermentofillustration]

Norman Lindsay - Priestess to the Magi, 1934, etching; The Showman, 1921, pen and ink; Aloha, etching

Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1879 – 1969) was a versatile and prolific Australian artist, working as a painter, cartoonist, illustrator, etcher, sculptor and author. Lindsay was masterful with his drawing and painting technique, but his talent was often overshadowed by the controversy created by his works depicting paganism, eroticism, and attacking society's attitudes and morals. Lindsay was born in Creswick, Victoria and moved with his family to Melbourne. He tried attending drawing classes at the National Gallery School but quit after a few months. He began drawing for newspapers and worked as a ghost illustrator for his brother Lionel. Norman later attended life drawing classes and Lionel taught him how to etch. Norman focused on light and colour as he developed proficiency in watercolour and oils. Lindsay moved to New South Wales in 1901 where he worked for many years as the chief cartoonist for the Sydney Bulletin, his works often commenting on politics and society. His first novel was published in 1913. Lindsay became the highest paid Australian artist of is time.

[jonjmurakami]

Aloha! It’s #dctuesday • 012522 • Batman & Alfred • Yup, it’s a “dad joke”… Deal with it! ^_^ Keep smiling and stay safe all! ^_^ #jonjmurakami #copics #copicmarkers #comic #cartoon #dailysuperheroinhawaii #batman #alfred #dccomicsfanart #bruisedwayne https://www.instagram.com/jonjmurakami/p/CZKxpjHvdvH/?utm_medium=tumblr

[sohotthateveryonedied]

bruce secretly can't stand strong scents. once he walked into a candle factory and passed out on the spot. you may ask - how does he stand it in the sewers, then? you fool. why do you think he has the cowl - he can't smell anything through that. he always dips out on galas because everyone there is using perfume/cologne and he cant take it. jason Knows this from alfred, and so has approximately a million candles at his safehouses.

Batman’s one true weakness: Febreze Hawaiian Aloha air freshener 

[sanriojam]

Who's your favorite Sanrio character? Also, which underappreciated Sanrio character do you want to see more merch of the most? My favorite Sanrio character is super underappreciated, so I had so much trouble finding a plush of them for sale online, but today I ordered one. It's a little bit smaller than what I'd like ideally, but Masyumaro was shown as super small in one of their promo videos, so I guess it's ok lol

My all time favorite character is Purin, I’ve loved him since i was little. I relate because i just fucking go nuts around sweets, i just lose it. One underappreciated character that i really love is Alfred Aloha. Back in the 70′s sanrio pitched a series of characters and products aimed at adults in a calm, pleasent manner known as the Fancy Friends. One of the characters included Alfred Aloha, a chill, vacation dad elephant. It’s very rare and hard to find any merch at a reasonable price.

As for masyumaro she is very cute! Im surprised she doesnt have more of a cult following because of her aesthetic of pastels and soft textures but I will keep an eye out for more news on her!

[putthison]

eBay Roundup

There’s a lot of great menswear on eBay, but to find the good stuff, you have to search for hours. Which is why we do these roundups, so that our readers can find good deals easily and quickly. For those looking to get an extra round-up each week, subscribe to our Inside Track newsletter. We not only cover the best of eBay, we also list each week’s store sales.

Some things from Frank Sinatra’s estate are being auctioned off, including a suede Brooks Brothers jacket, pair of eyewear frames, and an incredible pair of back-zip boots that I really want in my size. You can even buy ... uh ... tufts of his hair? I guess?

To find more menswear on eBay, try using our customized search links. We’ve made them so you can quickly hone-in on quality suits, excellent dress shirts, fine footwear, good jeans, workwear, contemporary casualwear, nice ties, great bags, and well-made sweaters.

Suits, sport coats, and blazers

Tobacco linen Sartoria Formosa suit, 36

Navy Donegal Eidos sport coat, 40

Outerwear

Tan RRL long raincoat, S

Navy Freemans Sporting Club shacket, S

Vintage Lee Storm Rider denim jacket, S

Tan Engineered Garments parka, S

Frank Sinatra's Brooks Brothers suede jacket, L

Quilted RRL liner vest, L

Navy Wallace & Barnes parka, L

Sweaters and knits

Burgundy William Lockie cable knit, 34

Gray William Lockie shawl collar cardigan, 34

Navy RRL cross shawl collar pullover, XS

Brown William Lockie turtleneck, XS

Red RRL shawl collar cardigan, S

Linen Inis Meain cross collar sweater, S

Brown Maison Margiela crewneck sweater, S

Gray Inis Meain mock neck sweater, S

Navy Our Legacy terry sweatshirt, 40

Green Etro turtleneck, 42

Shirts and pants

RRL Aloha shirt, S

Orslow buffalo plaid shirt, S

G. Inglese pink cotton-linen shirt, 15.5

Red Ralph Lauren blanket-style hunting shirt, M

White Orslow pullover shirt, M

Orange Pendleton plaid board shirt, L

Vintage RL Polo Country shooting shirt, XL

Vintage Ralph Lauren flannel shirt, XL

Orange Ralph Lauren work shirt, XL

Blue butcher striped Finamore shirt, XL

Funky striped Ralph Lauren Polo Country shirt, XXL

Hertling trousers, various sizes

Tan Eidos mid-high rise trousers, 30

Gray Unis chinos, 32

Navy twill Eidos mid-high rise trousers, 36

Shoes

Custom made back-zip boots for Frank Sinatra, size ? 

Custom made opera pumps for Frank Sinatra, size ?

Paraboot split toe boots, 7.5

Vass suede bluchers, 8

Viberg cap toe boots, 8

Oak Street horsebit loafers, 8

Loake suede cap toe oxfords, 8.5

Viberg cap toe boots, 9

Tricker’s black longwing boots, 9

Viberg bluchers, 9

Rider shell cordovan boots, 9

Alfred Sargent shortwings, 9.5

Edward Green shortwings, 9.5

Alden reverse chamois boots, 9.5

Alden shell cordovan semi brogues, 10E

Gokey engineer boots, 10.5

Alden shell cordovan bluchers, 11B

Carmina black perf toe oxfords, 11

Edward Green suede single monks, 11

Sulka tassel loafers, 11.5

RRL suede cap toe boots, 11.5

Edward Green suede penny loafers, 11.5

Paul Stuart black perf toe boots, 12

Crockett & Jones shell cordovan penny loafers, 12

Ralph Lauren tan suede boots, 12

Viberg hiking boots, 12

Ties

Apple green EG Cappelli diamond print tie

Navy Berg & Berg medallion tie

Navy melange Eidos silk knit tie

Grey Hermes tie with funky pattern

Sam Hober grenadine ties

Bags, briefcases, and wallets

Brown leather JW Hulme briefcase

Master Piece navy carryall bag

Misc.

Cool vintage ring, 6.5

Red Sulka cashmere dressing gown, S

Frank Sinatra's custom coveralls, 41

Frank Sinatra's painkillers from Dr. Bender

Frank Sinatra's ... hair? I guess?

Frank Sinatra's eyewear frames 

Hertling waistcoats, various sizes

Edward Green burnt pine dress belt, size?

Green Dents gloves, 8.5

Cotton printed Drake's scarf (same as model pictured above)

Nice cigar case

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