SS Aloha State SS Aloha State SS "Aloha State, known in World War II as SS "Sea Snipe, was a Type C3-S-A2 transport ship that served during World War II. After the war, it served as a civilian transport ship for 24 years, until it was scrapped in August 1971. "Aloha State" was laid down on August 8, 1942 as "Sea Snipe" for use as a military transport. It was capable of transporting 2,194 troops and of cargo. Its maiden voyage commenced on August 13, 1943 en route to Townsville, Queensland, where it would haul both US and Australian troops to various locations
Aloha shirt instead, Aloha Attire is seen as the happy medium between excessive formality and casual wear (i.e., business casual). "Aloha Friday", a now-common tradition of celebrating the end of the workweek by wearing more casual attire on Fridays, initially grew out of an effort to promote Aloha shirts. Although it is not uncommon to see professional women participating in Aloha Friday, it is more common to see men dressing this way. According to "The Honolulu Advertiser"'s advertisement of June 28, 1935, the Aloha Shirt was first sold at "Musashi-ya shoten" in Honolulu, was preceded as "Musashi-ya", established by Japanese immigrant Chōtarō