Post #226546 by puamana on Thu, Apr 13, 2006 10:19 AM

I went to the auction, and once the carvings were up, it all went quick. I didn't get to write it all down ( the auctioneer talked so fast, and I was still kinda out of it from our red-eye flight back from Hawaii) , but prices ranged from $ 200+ to $ 600+. Some of the Witco that was pictured in those fashion show snapshots were also there, ( the two man & woman plaques, and the dolphin-type carvings ), and the cabinet that was also in those snapshots (its actually a wine rack on the top) was sitting all lonely and by itself in a back hallway ( didn't see how much that went for ). I got the two carvings that were attached to the front desk. Though I spent more than I wanted to, I'm glad I got something, and those were my faves. It was interesting to walk around the whole building, and see all of the back rooms and hallways that I hadn't seen before. All of the carved trim in the Lani Kai lounge was not auctioned off, so I think that may end up at one of those stores that dismantles buildings and recycles the materials. I'm not sure what company is doing the actual dismantling.