Post #40346 by hanford_lemoore on Sun, Jun 22, 2003 6:22 PM

In Lahaina Town in Maui there's a carver who sells his wares downtown in one of the outdoor shopping areas on an outdoor brick walkway that's just outside of Lahaina street (I forget the name, but it's the street with all the shops on it) and it's on the mountain side of the street. If you walk down that main street, his stuff is visible from the sidewalk. Look for the brick.

Here's a photo of his stuff. I bought the large Tiki on the extreme left, with the bark on it. it's over 3 feet tall, and was $300 bucks. He's not painted -- the wood is actually two-tone, a dark red in the middle and a light color outside, and he carved the mouth and eyes so that the wood would be it's own coloring. Very clever carver.

There's also a carver who works inside of Hilo Hattie's in Lahaina Town. His stuff is pretty good but I liked the other guy better.

~Hanford

[ Edited by: hanford_lemoore on 2003-06-22 18:23 ]