Tiki Finds - Collecting Tiki

T TabooDan Tiki Socialite Coast of BC now in Crowsnest, AB., Canada Joined: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 691	T TabooDan Posted posted on Fri, Nov 12, 2004 11:15 AM On 2004-11-08 22:13, Tikiwahine wrote: I find things fairly often, but never get around to posting images! Here are some of my more recent mug finds: This gal is from Vancouver, I was chatting with Al about it at Hukilau. I don't know much about this now defunct restaurant, can anyone enlighten me? Hi Tikiwahine! Dan here from Taboo Tiki. How's the Island life? That mug is from the Hawaiian Village that closed down in about 1992. It was located in New Westminster, BC. It was a really cool place to go. The down stairs had different booths that were done up like small huts and they had a nice bar down there. The decorations were really tropical with all the usual bamboo, sea-grass, matting, etc. They served there drinks in Orchid of Hawaii mugs and then after a while they had a local ceramic artist make moulds of them and put Hawaiian Village on them. As far as I know, there are only two mugs that were designed specifically for them. One is the wahine that you have the other is a bamboo styled mug that has a bunch of palmtrees on it and HV underneath it. It is now a Japenese Sushi place. When the owners bought it, all they did was cover the name Hawaiian Village on the neon and fluorescent sign outside. It has a big palmtree on it and is really cool. All you have to do is take down there small white sign and the Hawaiian Village will shine again!! Well, that's my plan anyway! I am adding a really cool shot of this place from an old matchbook for you. Hope this helps! Dan [ Edited by: TabooDan on 2004-11-12 11:21 ]

On 2004-11-08 22:13, Tikiwahine wrote:
I find things fairly often, but never get around to posting images! Here are some of my more recent mug finds:
This gal is from Vancouver, I was chatting with Al about it at Hukilau. I don't know much about this now defunct restaurant, can anyone enlighten me?

Hi Tikiwahine! Dan here from Taboo Tiki. How's the Island life? That mug is from the Hawaiian Village that closed down in about 1992. It was located in New Westminster, BC. It was a really cool place to go. The down stairs had different booths that were done up like small huts and they had a nice bar down there. The decorations were really tropical with all the usual bamboo, sea-grass, matting, etc.

They served there drinks in Orchid of Hawaii mugs and then after a while they had a local ceramic artist make moulds of them and put Hawaiian Village on them. As far as I know, there are only two mugs that were designed specifically for them. One is the wahine that you have the other is a bamboo styled mug that has a bunch of palmtrees on it and HV underneath it.

It is now a Japenese Sushi place. When the owners bought it, all they did was cover the name Hawaiian Village on the neon and fluorescent sign outside. It has a big palmtree on it and is really cool. All you have to do is take down there small white sign and the Hawaiian Village will shine again!! Well, that's my plan anyway!

I am adding a really cool shot of this place from an old matchbook for you. Hope this helps! Dan

[ Edited by: TabooDan on 2004-11-12 11:21 ]

Post #125204 by TabooDan on Fri, Nov 12, 2004 11:15 AM