{"product_id":"arakawas","title":"Arakawa's","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArakawa’s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2024\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArakawa’s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e was created for Solario’s \u003cstrong\u003eGreenroom Gallery\u003c\/strong\u003e solo exhibition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawaiʻi ’70\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, which celebrated the places, objects, and visual culture of the 1970s—an important decade in Hawaiʻi’s recent past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA fixture of Waipahu from 1909 until 1995, Arakawa’s grew from a small plantation-era business into a beloved family-owned general store serving generations of local families. Its famously packed aisles offered everything from clothing and household goods to tools and fishing gear, making the store as much a community institution as a place to shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe composition pairs the distinctive Arakawa’s building with \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003epalaka\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e, the checked fabric closely associated both with Arakawa's and Hawaiʻi’s plantation workers and later embraced as an enduring symbol of local working-class culture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArakawa’s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOld Depot Road · Waipahu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi · Opened 1909 · Closed 1995\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuseum-quality giclée print on archival velvet fine art paper, presented with a pure white mat and individually hand-signed by Solario.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Solario","offers":[{"title":"8\"×10\" art in a 11\"×14\" mat","offer_id":67608152899667,"sku":"ARA-810","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5\"×7\" art in an 8\"×10\" mat","offer_id":67608152932435,"sku":"ARA-811","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/0364\/0659\/files\/Arakawas.png?v=1791286380","url":"https:\/\/alohasolario.com\/products\/arakawas","provider":"Studio Solario","version":"1.0","type":"link"}