What do you do when your ideas don’t match the world around you and the people closest to you can’t see what you’re building yet? In this Manaʻo Bomb, Keola Rapozo’s story from Okana Road kid to co-founder of FITTED Hawai‘i reminds us that originality isn’t about being different for the sake of it, it’s about refusing to shrink your vision just because others don’t understand it yet. A story for anyone holding onto a dream that feels ahead of its time.

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That’s how Keola Rapozo built one of the most iconic clothing brands in Hawaiʻi—from a kid hustling in Kahalu’u to co-founding FITTED, a streetwear staple woven into the identity of the islands.