The Vintage Hawaii is a non-profit boutique that carries a wide variation of treasures from all over the world as well as from our local community. We are an extension of the non-profit humanitarian organization, Surfing The Nations. Our aim is to be a specialized boutique that does the thrifting for you. We acquire our merchandise through various different avenues to bring you the cream of the crop when it comes to clothing, jewelry, art, vintage houseware, as well as international items from our global outreaches. Come in today and say aloha!
The Vintage Hawaii is located in the heart of Wahiawa, Oahu amongst other vibrant and thriving businesses, but this wasn’t always the case. The block was consumed by poverty, violence, gangs, strip clubs, porn shops and even a brothel. The block had been known for this activity for nearly 100 years, and was a place most people tried to quickly pass through. In 2009 Surfing The Nations (STN) moved its location to Wahiawa, and the radical transformation and revitalization of the street began.
The Vintage Hawaii is committed to funding projects that give back to the community. We exist to make a difference in Wahiawa, working with the youth and families of Hawaii as well as other cultures around the world.
STN Vintage is committed to funding projects that give back to the community. We exist to make a difference in Wahiawa, working with the youth and families of Hawaii as well as other cultures around the world.
Our current project:
THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND TRAINING CENTER.
The Community Outreach & Training Center (COTC) will be the new home for much of Surfing The Nations’ operation. This new building’s first floor consists of a music studio, art studio, dance and classroom, food pantry, social workers office, as well as a bathroom and shower for public use.
The second floor contains much needed office space for Surfing The Nations’ staff. As STN is growing, so is the number of staff and outreach participation, requiring us to expand before we “bust at the seam”. The COTC will allow us to hold our Internship program, Surfers Leadership program, Ulu Pono Kids program, and Feeding The Hungry program.
It’s amazing to see this area where the COTC is being built redeemed from once being a brothel, to a center of hope for generations to come. Join us in our pursuit to transform this city one building at a time!
What is now a block of vibrant businesses, was once a street that wreaked of the sex industry. The sidewalk was clogged with a bar, liquor store, porn shop, strip club, and brothel. Ohai Street had been known for drugs, sex, gangs, and violent activity for about 100 years. In 2009, Surfing The Nations (STN) moved to Wahiawa and began the transformation and radical revitalization.
When STN closed down the old stores we expected it would be easy to rent them out. However, even after we lowered the rent below the market value, the only businesses this area was able to attract were from the very same industries we were trying to drive away!
We wanted to make sure whatever businesses came in represented our core values and brought new life to the street. So, we opened our own! The Surfers Coffee Bar and The Vintage Hawaii were born from that desire to be the catalyst for change in the community of Wahiawa. This change gave the chance for other start up businesses to join in the movement of transformation.
