Tropical Tantrum

a great store in Hanalei where I was able to purchase my mother and step-​father a lovely one-​on-​a-​kind hawaiian outfit. The store manager was simply lovely and very helpful. If you want something very hawaiian and personal than be sure to visit this store.

My wife has been shopping at Tropical Tantrum for at least 15years and loves the fashion line. Unfortunately we will have to confine shopping to the Kapaa and Lihue stores because of the peroxide blonde manager we encountered at the Hanalei store… probably the rudest sales clerk we have ever encountered. It’s amazing that she claims to have been there for 4 years.

So, this place is pricey! BUT, it’s well worth it and the service is great.
First off, I am a plus-​sized woman and my husband is a plus-​sized dude, so we are always a little wary of going into clothing shops that don’t specifically cater to our size needs — it’s usually disappointing and often the salespeople can be rude about size — but Vicky at Tropical Tantrum put us at ease, found me a gorgeous dress that fits like it was custom made for me, and found equally beautiful gifts for my mother and my mom-​in-​law.
While it was pricey, since we were purchasing so much, she also threw in several free items, and was SO nice and chatty. It was a great experience, and now I have a gorgeous dress to wear to dinner tonight! Win/​win!

BUYER BEWARE: The clothing is beautiful but please do not buy anything that you are not sure of! I was given several promises by my sales person that I could exchange clothing I bought as gifts and after 3 emails and 3 phone calls with no returns whatsoever I am stuck with very expensive shirts that do not fit! Don’t bother using their website or calling their customer service line– no one returns the emails or the calls! I bought over $ 700 worth of clothing with $ 300 that doesn’t fit. I would never buy from them again!

The last time I vacationed in Hawaii, I saw a lady in the hotel with the most beautiful dress that she had made by your company .I had an event I need to speak at last weekend, and decided to treat myself. My first order was fun and easy to do, the choices were hard to pick from, as all the patterns and colors were so vivid and unusual .the dresses arrived quickly, and were better in person, but my mistake that I didnt order the correct size .I quickly returned them
with the new size order, knowing I was on a tight deadline to get them back, and you surpassed all my expectations of service. They fit perfectly, the quality
of the workmanship, and the colors are super! I got many comments and a few folks wanting to know where to purchase their own dress.
they rock !.

My cousin and I were shopping in the Hanalei store in May, and both of us ended up buying a beautiful kimono. I took mine with me, and he custom ordered a kimono to be made in Bali, which when it arrived in California did not fit — it was way too small, despite Julie measuring him. … the reason for the one star is that despite numerous calls, emails, letters, and returning the too small kimono over the course of a month, no one at Tropic Tantrum returns emails, calls, letters, or the return of the too small kimono. I’m now disputing the credit card charge. What really disappoints me is that I return every year to Kauai and usually buy from either the Kapaa or Hanalei locations, and they have lost me as a customer. So … buyer beware. Very disappointed.

I wasn’t going to go in, but the store in Hanalei was near where we had lunch and I ended up with a dress for me, shoes, a scarf and matching dress for my daughter. I walked in a little embarassed coming right off the beach, but they made me feel at home and patiently help me find the exact perfect dress. Well worth the cost.

I have to agree with Lisa Ann. Their dresses are seriously wonderful. It is the kind of place where a mermaid from the right side of town would shop. We spotted it on our way to Hanalai Gourmet for lunch. As soon as we ordered our food we sat down on the outdoor patio just to the side of this shop when I begged off from my husband to go shopping. I was initially attracted to a different dress, but then discovered one in kind of the same fabric, but put together completely differently with mellow tasty sequins– not too many – that fit my shape better. I wore the dress outside to show my husband who gave me a thumbs up and an offer to buy it for me for our anniversary. After lunch we went back, and when I was trying to decide (yes, it is expensive) the owner offered me a beautiful shell ring which you get free when you buy a dress. I wore the dress twice to dinner while on the island and felt like a princess in it. Additionally, the price included a hair scrunchy to match. All in all it was well worth it. I will wear it everyplace tropical henceforth and it will be a motivator not to gain weight.

Beautiful rich in hue fabrics with glitz, and fabrics so soft and sheer, dresses fancy, short, long, every color of the rainbow, and then some! I went in this store three different times while I was here, I just couldn’t help to take in the colors and feel of the fabrics. Each time I kept seeing this one dress, and even though more than I really wanted to spend, I just couldn’t help myself. It seemed to be calling to me, and since it was there the third time it just had to be mine! They really only have one of a kind stuff somethings are on the same fabric but the styles etc. are all different, different cuts, lengths beading etc… I knew if I left the island without it I’d regret not buying that dress! And now I’ll just have to cringe when the credit card bill comes due!