Post #327971 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Aug 24, 2007 10:27 AM

Bosko, Haole kuddl muddl posted that threat above. Buzzy, that OA "I gotta pee" Tiki is now precariously perched on a ledge inside the skylight of the restaurant, above that godugly contemporary chandelier that replaced the fishnet floats...sittin' there for nobody to see!

I posted a lot of my pics in the above thread, but here are some more.
(Note the Chinese red doors in the back left, which are still there, now leading to the coffee bar):

The above photo really shows the river that flowed from the entrance waterfall (which is the only thing still there of the original installation, [including a Luau Ku Tiki]) all the way to the other side of the restaurant, which also had a Tridacna clam waterfall. This lava rock river bed surrounded the center of the restaurant and was crossed by several bridges, of which now only the Tiki railing posts are left.

The railing posts were stock OA items, but these ones almost certainly came from the Luau. We can see them in the postcard below:

But what else do we find at the Luau? When zooming into the back wall on the right, A.) the spear fence, which ended up under the entrance A-frame of the Islands (see above link) , and B.) this yellow Tiki, which I am certain we all know and love....now folks, get involved, WHERE is that one at the Hanalei, and who will post a picture of it in situ? :)

It based on New Ireland Uli figures such as this one:

I have not yet found the specific carving that the Luau one was based on...