Post #19094 by Shipwreckjoey on Sat, Jan 11, 2003 10:09 PM

I went to the Hanalei a few months ago because I hadn't been there since the Red Lion took over and I wanted to check out the scene. I was not impressed with the general atmosphere, the help or the food & drink. I honeymooned at the Hanalei with my first wife back in 1972 and believe me this was not the same place by a long shot. As for someone not knowing what "tiki" is, it seems to me like there is tiki on the material level, the three dimensional object you can see and touch and feel. And then there's "tiki" on the spiritual and cerebral level, an appreciation of the art and cultural significance of tiki and how it brings pleasure and tranquility to people who take the time and effort to pursue it. I asked my wife, who lived in Hawaii for 25 years about the meaning of "Aloha". She told me aloha is love of the land and love of the people. I think tiki probably fits in there somewhere.