Tin Can Mailman

Top choice in Honolulu


If you’re a big fan of vintage tiki wares and 20th-century Hawaiiana books, you’ll fall in love with this little Chinatown vintage collectibles shop. Thoughtfully curated treasures include jewelry and ukuleles, silk aloha shirts, tropical-wood furnishings, vinyl records, rare prints and tourist brochures from the post-WWII tourism boom. Excellent selection of hard-to-find books too.


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