Post #366086 by SuperEight on Mon, Mar 10, 2008 8:14 PM

I know this has already been posted but I really don't want anyone to miss this article and video from the Wall Street Journal. I spent each summer across the street from the Coco Palms hotel on Kauai. Its Polynesian village atmosphere surrounded by hundreds of coconut trees made it a really magical place. A canal ran down the middle of the property and its where Elvis slowly drifts away at the end of Blue Hawaii. It even had a zoo way in the back producing authentic jungle sounds. And it also was prominently featured as the resort for Fantasy Island (including Tatoo"s bar exterior). Of course the place had plenty of Tiki's. Please check out the video and read about Larry Rivera. I actually saw Larry perform last year and we will never see his like again. Some consider him the poor man's Don Ho (no shame at all in that) and in his old age he still evokes the era where hotels greeted you like you were entering their village and whisked you into a Polynesian fantasy. I really hope at least some of that place can be saved.

http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB120493629538421031.html

[ Edited by: SuperEight 2008-03-10 20:15 ]