A T-shirt designed by University of Hawaii-Manoa student Brigette Agustin of Kohala, Hawaii island, is for sale at UH bookstores.
The officially licensed “HI Pride” T-shirt won the bookstores’ annual T-shirt contest, which invited UH students to submit designs that show what Hawaii pride means to them. Five semifinalist designs were put online, and the winner was selected through a public poll.
Agustin’s design incorporates the Hawaiian Islands to form the letters “HI” in “HI Pride.”
Agustin’s prize was her own HI Pride T-shirt, a $200 UH Bookstores gift card and a $100 prize pack of school supplies from UH bookstores. UH-Manoa student Celeste Guarin, the runner-up in the contest, also won prizes for her design.
HI Pride T-shirts are printed in UH campus colors and feature the words “University of Hawaii” to promote school spirit. Shirts are $14; students pay $7 for their first 2016 HI Pride T-shirt purchased with valid UH student ID.
The shirts are available at any of the nine UH bookstores or online at bookstore.hawaii.edu. All proceeds from UH Bookstore purchases support the university.
Fashion show to feature wearable art
Hawaii Craftsmen will present its second Wearable Art Fashion Show at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Honolulu Museum of Art School, 1111 Victoria St. It will feature the work of local fiber artists and fashion designers.
The event is part of the free opening reception for Fiber Hawaii, Hawaii Craftsmen’s biennial fiber art exhibition, which starts at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition will continue through Sept. 10 at the Honolulu Museum of Art School Gallery.
Hawaii Craftsmen is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting fine craft. Its members work in a variety of media, including but not limited to clay, metal, fiber, wood and mixed media. Visit hawaiicraftsmen.org.
Limited-time discount on throw pillows
Ecolicious is launching a collection of 20-by-20-inch throw pillows at the Made in Hawaii Festival this weekend at a special price of $35 — a discount from the regular $50 price. Also at the show, a set of three will sell for $90 at booths 241 and 242.
The pillows showcase Ecolicious’ original artwork digitally printed on cotton twill.
It will also be showing a collection of new bags, a unisex bag, new zipper bags and T-shirts, including a new Santa T-shirt.
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow.
Admission is $6 for the general public and free for children 6 and younger. Visit madeinhawaiifestival.com.
— By Nadine Kam
