Malibu Shirts - Hang Loose Hawaii 2.75" Patch

This Velcro Hang Loose three-fingers "Shaka" greeting widely used today amoung Hawaiians and others in the surfing community originated from a multitude of stories sharing a common theme: warmth and welcome when greeting another.  One story says a man named Hamana Kalili, who worked at the sugar plantation, was involved in an unfortunate accident which severed his three middle fingers.  Another legend tells of Tutu Hamana, a great ALi'i (chief) in the court and a man filled with aloha and kindness.  When the guest would leave, Tutu Hamana would wave goodbye with his old, bent hand and the people out of aloha, would wave back just like he did, with their 3 middle fingers down like shaka.