POI POUNDER SHIRTS
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HOW DO I CONTACT YOU?
You can call us, write us, fax us or e-mail us. For more information see "ABOUT US".

HOW DO YOU SHIP YOUR PRODUCTS?
We ship via First Class Priority Mail through the U.S. Post Office. For more information see "POLICIES".

WHAT IS YOUR RETURN POLICY?
No questions asked if returned within ten days. For more information see "POLICIES"

WHAT IF I DON'T WANT TO ORDER ONLINE?
Our on-line order system is completely secure, we use standard SSL encryption, but we will be happy to receive your order via e-mail or fax or snail mail. Please, if you are paying with a credit card, include the mailing address where you receive your credit card bill as well as the credit card number and expiration date. If you send a check or money order, please don't forget to include the shipping charge. If you want to call us, please remember to subtract 3, 4, 5 or 6 hours from your local West Coast, Mountain, Central or East Coast time. We are open from 9am to 9pm(Hawaiian Time), Monday through Saturday and 10am to 6pm(Hawaiian Time) on Sundays.

WHAT GARMENTS DO YOU USE?
All of our garments are of the highest quality. Our garments are of Hanes®Beefy Tee® quality or better.

WHAT IS POI?
Poi has been called the "Hawaiian staff of life" and is made from cooked taro corms which are starchy underground tubers. After the taro corms are cooked they are pounded into a paste that is purplish in color and has the consistency of pudding. Poi pounding and preparation was only performed by men in ancient Hawaii, with one exception, because Hawaiians considered it to be sacred and directly connected to the creation of life itself. The exception occurred on the island of Kauai. On Kauai women were allowed to pound poi and had uniquely shaped poi pounders that only they could use. Poi is a staple at any luau which is a Hawaiian banquet and was also called a poi supper.

WHAT IS A POI POUNDER?
A poi pounder is an implement used to mash taro into poi, the Hawaiian staple food. It was usually made out of basalt stone or coral, and sometimes even wood. Ancient Hawaiian males used a pestle-shaped pounder (as can be seen in our logo) and, on the Island of Kauai, the only island where women were allowed to pound poi, the females' pounder was stirrup-shaped. Poi was actually mashed with a kneading motion rather than pounded.