Post #316450 by closettiki on Mon, Jul 2, 2007 11:38 PM

TIKI TEVITA......great find...i met Tevita Lotoaatu last week in maui,,,he was carving on a roadside shopping stop.....a very interesting old fella.we chatted awhile.......i purchased a 2 foot lono manahoa from him...he signed it the same way....name..place...year...tevita....a true master carver...old school.. he makes it look easy.....he has a web site that his nephew set up for him...he takes special orders....the photo of him on the website... must have been taken a few years ago...same guy just older......via that site...info...www.friendlyisleswc.com.....