The Hawai'i Swim Show returns to Hawai'i Kai this weekend, good news for local designers and small businesses looking for a wider audience.

• Daytime shopping runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with more than 30 vendors selling swimwear, resort wear, and home goods.
• Runway shows start in the evening, with doors at 6 p.m. and 16 designers featured across the weekend.
• Designers are coming from the outer islands and from Tahiti, Australia, and the Cook Islands.
• The event grew out of a Native Hawaiian designer breaking into Miami Swim Week, which led to ties with Sports Illustrated Swim.
• An after-hours party upstairs at the Hawai'i Kai venue closes things out, with a guest performer.

Outlook: Now in its fifth year, the show keeps expanding its reach across the Pacific and is likely to draw more overseas designers next time around.