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Shopping for Gifts and Gear on Lanai
Where to go shopping for gifts, clothing,
sporting goods and other items on Lanai.
A shopping spree in Lana'i City can yield top drawer silk aloha shirts,
locally made soaps, oil paintings, rubber zoris, hats, fishing lures,
children’s books and gourmet jellies. The neatly rectangular Dole Park,
where the handful of Lana'i’s shops is located, is the antithesis of a
shopping mall yet deceptively full of possibilities.
At Gifts With Aloha, a wide ranging selection of clothing, Hawaiian music
CDs, jewelry and gift items impart a sense of Hawai'i. Lana'i artists,
including oil painter Michael Carroll, have made many of the artworks
that fill the store, such as the hand turned Cook pine bowls and lei of
wiliwili seeds. Owner Kimberly Dupree has amassed an impressive selection
of hats, pareaus, bath products, toys and Hawai'i themed books that make
marvelous gifts to go.
Around the corner a few feet away, The Local Gentry is the island’s center
of stylish aloha shirts and casual men’s and women’s wear. Owner Jenna
Gentry has a keen eye for fashion suited to Lana'i and precisely the Tiki
or Tommy Bahama aloha shirt that would be a big hit back home.
Across Dole Park, Richard’s Shopping Center is actually an old-fashioned
general store, run by the Tamashiro family since 1946. The building was
completed in the 1920s and is presumed to be the oldest wooden structure
in the town square. You can find the full gamut of daily necessities,
such as cosmetics, lauhala mats, school supplies, kitchen appliances,
wine, clothing, and fishing lures, as well as meats, produce and other
groceries.
The nearby Pine Isle Market is also a local landmark that sells everything
from groceries to paint, cigars, hardware and electronic games. Nearby
International Food & Clothing is similarly diverse and utilitarian, an
emporium for the basics: hunting and fishing supplies, T-shirts and food
items, including a large candy section.
Located next to Lana'i’s quiant and only post office is Mike Carroll’s
Lana'i Fine Art Gallery, the newest addition to the island art scene.
The gallery celebrates the work of two Lana'i residents; the art work
of Mike Carroll and the photos of Ron Gingerich. It also features select
artists from around the state of Hawai'i.
On a hill above Dole Park, the Heart of Lana'i gallery is more art than
tchotschkes, with Pamela Andelin paintings, Todd Campbell’s hand-turned
wood bowls, and Cyrus Keanini pine bowls. Owner Denise Hennig makes
home-baked tea cakes and pastries to serve at her “Tea with Artists”
afternoon affairs in the charming restored plantation house she has
converted to a gallery.
If you’re looking for a place to purchase hair products, stop in at one
of Lana'i City’s three full service beauty salons and supply stores.
Come in after a day of meandering around Lana'i City and let the ladies
treat you to a soothing pedicure, a well-deserved manicure or add high
lights to your hair that will accent your already adventurous personality.
Article courtesy of the Lanai Visitors Association
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