Very Tiki weather in Los Angeles right now. - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Sat, Dec 22, 2007 11:49 AM On 2007-12-20 09:15, Swanky wrote: I dig all that real tropical stuff, but we're here for the faux tropical stuff. Tahiti is not Tiki. Nor is Hawaii. My ultimate Tiki experience was walking through a foot of snow to enter the Hala Kahiki. Once inside, I was really transported! The greater the distance between the outside world's tropical-ness and the interior's tiki-ness, the greater the Tiki. Maybe, but I think it is the recreation of the real and, of course, the birthplace of tiki is Tahiti and Hawaii, and the Tiki gods are born of the Hawaiian Islands, so it depends how you define it. I think the warmer, the more Tiki, but such is just my two coconuts worth (to borrow a phrase from Suger Caddy Daddy).

On 2007-12-20 09:15, Swanky wrote:
I dig all that real tropical stuff, but we're here for the faux tropical stuff. Tahiti is not Tiki. Nor is Hawaii. My ultimate Tiki experience was walking through a foot of snow to enter the Hala Kahiki. Once inside, I was really transported!

The greater the distance between the outside world's tropical-ness and the interior's tiki-ness, the greater the Tiki.

Maybe, but I think it is the recreation of the real and, of course, the birthplace of tiki is Tahiti and Hawaii, and the Tiki gods are born of the Hawaiian Islands, so it depends how you define it.

I think the warmer, the more Tiki, but such is just my two coconuts worth (to borrow a phrase from Suger Caddy Daddy).

Post #350884 by christiki295 on Sat, Dec 22, 2007 11:49 AM