Mahalo for the new Tiki Magazine Nr. 11 - General Tiki

T Tangaroa-Ru Member Surf's Up, Los Angeles! Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 413	T Tangaroa-Ru Posted posted on Tue, Sep 2, 2008 7:11 PM Thank you, Kevin, Jody and Sven... For YOUR kind words regarding MY words. Getting to spend an evening with Kevin and Jody was a Tiki-Disney fantasy come true for me. And then, taking a crazy, whirlwind, road-trip to San Francisco to meet Kelley Hawks and crash a Tiki-wedding party (all in the name of story research, of course)... well, what a fine time I've been having! I think everyone had a blast putting together this latest issue (although some of us were still recovering from The Hukilau)! And, how many of us want to live in Thor's gorgeous cover-art painting?! I do! It has been my absolute joy to write for Nick Camara since issue #2, and to get to know each person I have had the pleasure of interviewing and/or photgraphing for Tiki Magazine. I love being around creative, fun people, and there is no doubt that those who embrace the Tiki mindset are among the most creative and fun-loving this world has to offer. I feel like sharing a little backstory: I met Nick Camara one year before the very first issue of Tiki Magazine came out. We introduced ourselves over a stack of Don Blanding books at the Cruz Hawaiiana collectible show in Los Angeles. He told me that he was a Hawaiiana-loving schoolteacher who had a dream -- to create a full-size, glossy magazine that embodied the aloha spirit and the people involved with this fantastic new Tiki resurgence. My eyes got wide and I said, "If you do this, call me!" I didn't hear from Nick for a year. Then, one day, my phone rang. It was Nick. "The first issue of Tiki Magazine just came out", he said. "And I want you to write something for the next one." He never forgot me, and, even more important, he had made his dream come true. Making your dreams come true is a powerful thing, my friends. And all of you who subscribe and/or advertise to Tiki Magazine mean more than you know. I have been enamored by all things relating to Hawaii since I was a baby -- thanks to my colorful grandparents with their Los Angeles backyard "lanai", (which was my early view of this world), along with my ocean-loving parents, who made it possible for the sea to be my playground. I don't think that my infatuation with Tiki is going to end anytime soon. Besides, there are still many stories to write and photographs to take. The greatest thing about this whole Tiki Magazine adventure has been the people I have met, whether they were subjects of one of my stories, or just enthusiastic participants at one of the many Tiki events I've attended. Everyone has a story to tell. EVERYONE. Much Aloha to you All, Kari Hendler

Thank you, Kevin, Jody and Sven... For YOUR kind words regarding MY words. Getting to spend an evening with Kevin and Jody was a Tiki-Disney fantasy come true for me. And then, taking a crazy, whirlwind, road-trip to San Francisco to meet Kelley Hawks and crash a Tiki-wedding party (all in the name of story research, of course)... well, what a fine time I've been having! I think everyone had a blast putting together this latest issue (although some of us were still recovering from The Hukilau)! And, how many of us want to live in Thor's gorgeous cover-art painting?! I do!

It has been my absolute joy to write for Nick Camara since issue #2, and to get to know each person I have had the pleasure of interviewing and/or photgraphing for Tiki Magazine. I love being around creative, fun people, and there is no doubt that those who embrace the Tiki mindset are among the most creative and fun-loving this world has to offer.

I feel like sharing a little backstory: I met Nick Camara one year before the very first issue of Tiki Magazine came out. We introduced ourselves over a stack of Don Blanding books at the Cruz Hawaiiana collectible show in Los Angeles. He told me that he was a Hawaiiana-loving schoolteacher who had a dream -- to create a full-size, glossy magazine that embodied the aloha spirit and the people involved with this fantastic new Tiki resurgence. My eyes got wide and I said, "If you do this, call me!" I didn't hear from Nick for a year. Then, one day, my phone rang. It was Nick. "The first issue of Tiki Magazine just came out", he said. "And I want you to write something for the next one." He never forgot me, and, even more important, he had made his dream come true. Making your dreams come true is a powerful thing, my friends. And all of you who subscribe and/or advertise to Tiki Magazine mean more than you know.

I have been enamored by all things relating to Hawaii since I was a baby -- thanks to my colorful grandparents with their Los Angeles backyard "lanai", (which was my early view of this world), along with my ocean-loving parents, who made it possible for the sea to be my playground. I don't think that my infatuation with Tiki is going to end anytime soon. Besides, there are still many stories to write and photographs to take.

The greatest thing about this whole Tiki Magazine adventure has been the people I have met, whether they were subjects of one of my stories, or just enthusiastic participants at one of the many Tiki events I've attended. Everyone has a story to tell. EVERYONE.

Much Aloha to you All,

Kari Hendler

Post #405623 by Tangaroa-Ru on Tue, Sep 2, 2008 7:11 PM