New Nike Air Aloha HAWAII is the Return of the Floral Print

Nike Sportswear appears poised to bring about the return of another 1980s running model, Nike Roshe Run Store but even some of the older sneakerheads may not recall this one. Initially launched in pretty limited numbers back in 1984, a celebration of that year’s Honolulu Marathon, this is the Nike Air Aloha Hawaii pack. (Though I’m not really sure there was another, non-Hawaii pack.)

The shoe’s overall design is clearly influenced by the Air Pegasus 83 that had debuted the year before — nzfreerunning.com check the suede overlays, textile base and overall silhouette — but with a clear distinction: wild, colorful Hawaiian-flower graphics printed on the upper, beneath contrast, solid overlays.

There’s no official word yet on whether these are actually releasing, but 2014 is the model’s thirtieth anniversary; what better time, right? Would you like to see the Nike Air Aloha back on shelves?