Mahina

Great store. Awesome prices. Friendly staff. Fabulous variety. New items all the time. Mellow vibes. Fabulous for locals and tourists. Love Mahina!

At the beginning of my trip to Kauai this was mine and my families favorite store. It’s true, their product is super cute trendy, and affordable. Unfortunately, their product does not last past 1 wear! I understand the quality isn’t on a luxury level but the store and their team should stand behind their product and brands if the product gets ruined. I wore a tank once, put it in the wash on the hand wash cycle and laid it out to dry per the tags instructions. Once it was dry I noticed the wording was partially worn off. When I went back to the store to exchange it for the same tank or other merchandise I was told the store manager was not in and in fact no managers were available until the next day at 4pm. After texting and calling the manager they informed me that they wouldn’t be able to do anything for me. All of this while I had over $ 100 of other clothing in my hand ready to buy! They would have easily made $ 80+ dollars off of me. If I could give 0 stars I would. It is upsetting that this store, their policies, and staff does not value there guest time enough to do an easy and quick exchange, especially since the majority of their guest are tourist. I am leaving the island in 2 hours and now will have to call them tomorrow and waste even more time and hope I can get this issue resolved. So, BUYER BEWARE, don’t expect to wear their product more then once.

When I first passed the store, I wasn’t going to stop — it looked like a yoga shop or lingerie store, and I wasn’t really looking for either. But as I walked closer, I saw some cute accessories and I decided to go inside.
Best. Decision. EVER!
Mahina is pretty much everything I had been looking for, as far as cute Hawaiian island clothes that I could comfortably wear back on the mainland. The shop reminds me of Anthropologie, but more relaxed — and about half the price! A lot of the items are great basic pieces, but there are many stunning prints and dresses as well. The prices are so reasonable, which makes it easy to go overboar– I mean, makes it easy to stock up on all your favorites. Also? Everything in the shop is organized by color! My closet is organized by color. It’s like the store speaks to me!
I’m impressed with the versatility of the things I found — can you imagine shopping for clothes in Hawaii that you could wear in New Jersey? It’s not easy. I ended up going home with a gorgeous blue printed halter dress and a purple scarf/​shawl/​wrap. The dress will be fantastic for parties, and the purple wrap would be great as a beach cover-​up or a shawl over a little black dress. Both of my finds can totally work here at home, but will forever remind me of my tropical honeymoon! And I got both for less than $ 100, thankyouverymuch.
So now I’m following Mahina on Instagram, because they regularly post photos of their new cute items. And while their website isn’t fully stocked with their newest stuff, they say they’re willing to ship items. Maybe I can convince them to ship some of them over to the ol’ Garden State? :)