Aloha!

Downtown General Store specializes in hand-screened t-shirts and flour sack towels designed by our own in-house artists, hand-sewn ornaments, and more. We feature the local flavors of Hawaii in our designs and always stir up chuckles from our customers. Visit us at our next craft fair, or, if you can’t wait, email us at dgstore@hawaii.rr.com to order our products.

2022 Craft Fair Schedule

Hankyu Hawaii Fair – July 5-10, 2023 in Osaka, Japan

2022 Made In Hawaii Festival – TBA

Flour Sack Towels

During the plantation days, flour was purchased in 100 pound sacks. Once the sacks were emptied, washed and bleached, they had a variety of different uses such as: kitchen towels, cleaning and polishing cloths, diapers and underclothing. They were even sewn together to make sheets and pillowcases in homes that could not afford regular bedding.

Since flour sack towels are super soft, completely lint-free, absorb like a paper towel and dry faster than normal kitchen towels, they add sparkle to dishes, glassware, and windows. All the nubs, imperfections and shadings are characteristics of this fine towel. They are pre-washed, pre-shrunk and resistant to unraveling.

We hand-screen our flour sack towels with water-based ink to retain its softness and absorbency.

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Square Towels

Approx. 27″ x 27″

Red Ginger

Monstera Quilt

Sumo

Mahalo Ti

Takarabune

Aloha Love

Manoa Lettuce

Hachimaki – Geometric

Hachimaki – Lattice

Hachimaki – Mandala

Hachimaki – Tapa

Chinese Zodiac

Humuhumu

Koinobori

Hinamatsuri

Pepe Honu

Kihikihi

Kintaro

Crab Catch

Ukulele Jam

Starry Starry Fish

Money Cat

Bear Chefs

Oama Run

Grill Quilt

Pineapple

Sakura

Dim Sum

Lei

Honohono

Milk Caps

Bozu

Bamboo

Hawaiian Quilt

Plain Weave Tea Towels

Approx. 16″ x 27″

Hawaiian Quilt Coffee

Hawaiian Quilt Kukui

Hawaiian Quilt Lilikoi

Hawaiian Quilt Lychee

Hawaiian Quilt Mango

Hawaiian Quilt Ohelo

Hawaiian Quilt Papaya

Hawaiian Quilt Taro

Zodiac Rat

Zodiac Ox

Zodiac Tiger

Zodiac Rabbit

Zodiac Dragon

Zodiac Snake

Zodiac Horse

Zodiac Sheep

Zodiac Monkey

Zodiac Rooster

Zodiac Dog

Zodiac Boar

4-way Apron

Sumo Apron

Exclusive Towels

Approx. 27″ x 27″

Me&Ro

Only available at Me&Ro

Lehua

Only available at most Foodland locations

Local Fruits

Only available at most Foodland locations

Local Slang

Only available at most Foodland locations

Monstera

Only available at most Foodland locations

Koloa Rum Co. 2

Only available at Koloa Rum Co.

Koloa Rum Co.

Only available at Koloa Rum Co.

Tiny Hearts 2

Only available at TinyHearts808 (Etsy)

TinyHearts808

Only available at TinyHearts808 (Etsy)

Sugar Cane

Only available at Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum

Aloha

Only available at Biasa Rose

Hawaiian Eye Chart

Only available at Biasa Rose

Maui Map

Only available at Biasa Rose

Kapa

Only available at Bishop Museum

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Only available at Bishop Museum

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Flour Sack Towel Availability

Oahu

Bishop Museum – Honolulu
The Compleat Kitchen – Kahala Mall
DFS from Hawaii with Love – Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Foodland Farms – Ala Moana
Foodland Farms – Pearl City Gateway
Foodland Farms Ka Makana Ali‘i – Kapolei
Foodland Kapolei – Kapolei
Holoholo Market at Turtle Bay Resort – Kahuku
Island Olive Oil Company – Ward Center & Kailua Town Center
Na Mea Hawaii – Ward Center
Paiko – Kakaako
Red Pineapple – Kaimuki
Waikiki Market at Lilia – Waikiki

Big Island

Banyan Gallery – Hilo
Foodland Farms Mauna Lani – Kohala
Holoholo Market – Kailua-Kona
The Most Irresistable Shop in Hilo – Hilo

Maui

Accents at Hyatt Regency – Lahaina
Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum – Puunene
Biasa Rose – Paia
Designing Wahine Emporium – Makawao
Hale Zen – Lahaina
Kahului Florist – Kahului
Maui Quilt Shop –Wailuku
Sunkissed Wahine – Kihei
Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice – Wailuku
Whalers – Lahaina
Whalers at The Shops at Wailea – Kihei

Kauai

Accents at Grand Hyatt Kauai – Koloa
Halelea Gallery – Koloa
Hee Fat General Store – Kapaa
JJ Ohana – Hanapepe
Kilauea Market + Cafe – Kilauea
Kokee National History Museum – Kekaha
Koloa Rum Company – Lihue
Lamonts at Kauai Mariott Beach Club – Lihue
Nakoa Surf Co. – Kapaa
Whalers at Poipu Shopping Village – Koloa

Lanai

Manele General Store – Lanai

New York

Me&Ro – New York

Upcycle Ideas

Pillow Front

Pillow Back

Pillow Front

Pillow Back

Placemat

Placemats

Furoshiki

Reusable Bag

Coasters

Denim Coasters

Face Mask

In the News

Tsunagu Hawaii, December 2021

Dec 11, 2021

We've been featured in the article "Nostalgic and new. Feel the love for the carefully printed flower sack towel" by Ritsuko Matsumoto and Kei Segawa on the Tsunagu Hawaii website (above image taken from the Tsunagu Hawaii website). View the article here.

Zentoku Foundation, November 2020

Nov 12, 2020

We've been featured in the article "The Downtown General Store's Nostalgic and Fun Flour-Sack Towels" by Jodie Chiemi Ching on the Zentoku Foundation website (above image taken from the Zentoku Foundation website). View the article here.