Hi John~

I love the dress and if fit great!

Actually it traveled to Mexico with me and went out to eat

~ Thanks!

Clooney in an aloha shirt

Today's stargazing found George Clooney filming "The Descendents" in Hawaii this week.

The film is about a descendant of the Hawaiian royalty, and has George in a supporting role.

The picture of him is in a "Postcard" aloha shirt.

On our site, we are running out of the embroidered palm very quickly.

The shirt is only $60, which would be $120 for a Tommy-Bahama ilk.

We do not expect to have them for much longer.

Click image for more information or to purchse.

Top Ten Hawaiian Clothing Tips

Top Ten Hawaiian Clothing Tips.

10) Rayon, not cotton. People have this illusion that cotton is cooler in hot weather, it's not. That was created by the cotton council in the 1970s. What they actually said was "cotton is more comfortable", which got twisted around.

9) Do bring warm clothes too. Maybe just a pair. It gets colder with elevation, but you are not close enough to the equator for things to never get cool at night.

8) Sunglasses. Tip: Leave yours at home, buy a pair here. It is one less thing to lose and worry about.

7) Flip flops if you have them, bring them. They are mandatory on Maui

6) Hats are nice, but be prepared to have it blown off by the tradewinds. Your choice.

5) Bring low-cut socks if you will be wearing...

4) ... shorts. You will want them, you will wear them.

3) Bring one more set of nice, "evening out" clothes than you think you will need.

2) Buy an aloha shirt while here.

1) Buy quality aloha shirts (men) and/or quality sundresses (women) before you leave. Have them nice and new and fresh for your time in paradise Hawaii!

Perhaps Hawaii is poised for a comeback, if it really ever left at all. Sure there were layoffs, and 40% occupancy rates in Waikiki, but people can only stand to be cooped up in the snow for so long. Except for Maui, of course, which had a visitor growth rate of 5%.

Continental will be flying four weekly flights out of John Wayne airport to Maui (going to daily this summer) and daily service to Honolulu.

One of the reasons I like this so much is that it is not departing from one of the megahubs. They are congested as they are, and as a nation we need to develop more access to regional hubs.

I understand why, but do not agree with, the idea that I have to fly into Dulles rather than Hagerstown to see relatives in western Maryland. And that if it is available, it is far to expensive.

Now if I could just get the whole of Continental Airlines to see the wisdom of outfitting their staff in aloha shirts, we could all fly happy.

More good news, the whale count this year registered a little over a 20% increase in the number of humpback whales observed.

In news of the weird, the country that brought you knockoffs of everything now has a knockoff of Hawaii. Hainan is the island south of the southernmost province of China, and from the article....

"...In the past two years, the Ritz-Carlton, Le Meridien, the Banyan Tree and the Mandarin Oriental have opened luxurious resorts here, joining the Sheraton, the Hilton and the Marriott, who unleashed the onslaught over the past six years. Anantara will open in early 2011"

And yes, complete with Hawaiian style clothing. But one has to wonder how much Aloha will one find?