Military Rolled Box Pleat Alterations

[WillowEstate]

I wear the kilt at the proper height of my natural waist, but I am only 5'7" and this particular kilt is marked that it was made for someone that is 6'2" tall. When I wear it just under my ribs it hangs below the tops of my hose.

Hmm, I'd agree with that, I'm 6' (long shins) and I'd struggle with anything longer than 25". Since you said in your original post that apart from the length, it "fits like a glove" if the top, when worn at your correct height and the fell are both correct, that might suggest taking some off the bottom. Otherwise, I'm sure Steve is correct and a rebuild from the top will produce the better result. Is there only the one kiltmaker in Hawaii? That would make either option difficult. Maybe you could ship it to Steve or someone on the US mainland?