Post #143881 by christiki295 on Mon, Feb 28, 2005 11:11 PM

This is a response regarding tiki and Hawaii, and I think you will find this thread insightful:

To me, Hawaii (Oahu) is the mana and history of tiki, the celebration of polynesian pop and the remains of the glorious 50s era, the joy of the aloha and one of the ultimate destinations on the tiki hunt.

It the mana and history of tiki by the beauty of a brilliant sunset over the ocean, by seeing tikis in their original location at Kiane' aki or (on the Big Island) the Place of Refuge, visiting the heiaus and learning of tiki history at the Bishop Museum.

It is the celebration of polynisean pop by visiting La Marianara, catching a Don Ho show and having your picture taken in front of the Hawaiian Hotel.

It is the spirit of aloha from the conch shell blow, the swaying hips & hands of the hula illuminated by tiki torches or by receiving a lei upon arriving.

It is pursuing the tiki hunt across the Pacific by going to the birth place of the Mai Tai and having another and going to the birth place of (Hawiian) tiki and buying another. It is searching high and low for tikis on the island, at the swap meet, at Gecko's, at Tiki's at the Ashton BeachFront Hotel, at the International Marketplace and the Polynesian Cultural Center.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=9230&forum=1

Most of all, it is celebrating all that is tiki in (one of) the birthplace of tiki.