Looking for information on 60's Ja-Na of Hawaii (for Andrade) label

[Robin of Frocksley]

I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about this label. It's on a pretty dress I dated to the 60's from the page on Andrade in the label resource. I haven't found anything about Ja-Na of Hawaii, or is it Ta-Na? I assume it was a small Hawaiian designer? Thanks for any help!

 

[lkranieri]

From THIS Leagle summary of a bankruptcy case involving Ja-Na of Hawaii, Inc, I learned the name of the owner of the corporation was Shugei Nalei Gillis (see item #9) and HERE is a bit of a biography of her in this tribute from her family.

 

[Robin of Frocksley]

Thanks, Lynne! I was hoping you would dig something up with your excellent detective skills!!

 

[lkranieri]

Happy to help.

I completely forgot to add two other small bits of information that will give you some general parameters for Ja-Na's years of operation. The earlier date can be seen in the 2016 Bizapedia page below and the second was in a 1990 book titled Brands and Their Companies, which noted: "Ja-Na of Hawaii--Lingerie, now out of production."

I assume the information below means the company filed (as a Domestic Profit Corporation?) in 1962 and some automatic Bizapedia formula was giving a company age of 54 years, based upon the subtraction of 1962 from 2016, even though the company was apparently dissolved by at least 1990.

 

[Robin of Frocksley]

Fabulous, thanks again!