Official Introductions Thread. New Members, Post your introduction here... - General Tiki

H hapa_haole Member Central CA Joined: Jul 11, 2010 Posts: 2	H hapa_haole Posted posted on Thu, Jul 22, 2010 2:59 PM Hi! I originally posted my "introduction" in the Ohana forum (BAD newbie). Like many of you, I've lurked for a while around here before becoming a member. About me: I'm the manager of services and support for a healthcare software company in Fresno, my beautiful wife and I just celebrated our 15th anniversary and we have two boys, 9 and 12. One of my interests has always been Hawaiiana, but I'm relatively new to vintage tiki, pop culture and the like. I've been searching for a new style for an old pool bar - that search led me to Frankie's Tiki Room in Vegas, which opened my eyes to this new world, and Rumshaker pointed me here. You are all so creative and talented that I will no doubt unabashedly steal some of your ideas for my own space. I am absolutely stunned by some of the spaces, large and small, that you have managed to design and build. I know that my progress will be slow, because although I fancy myself relatively comfortable with power tools I've also committed myself to learning to carve my own trim pieces and small tikis, as well as possibly creating my own tapa. Some of my ancestors were Hawaiian, and as I get older I feel the connection more and more - what better way to show respect for my heritage than to learn their ancient artistic methods? The ancient Hawaiians DID have the Dremel, right?

Hi! I originally posted my "introduction" in the Ohana forum (BAD newbie). Like many of you, I've lurked for a while around here before becoming a member. About me: I'm the manager of services and support for a healthcare software company in Fresno, my beautiful wife and I just celebrated our 15th anniversary and we have two boys, 9 and 12. One of my interests has always been Hawaiiana, but I'm relatively new to vintage tiki, pop culture and the like. I've been searching for a new style for an old pool bar - that search led me to Frankie's Tiki Room in Vegas, which opened my eyes to this new world, and Rumshaker pointed me here. You are all so creative and talented that I will no doubt unabashedly steal some of your ideas for my own space. I am absolutely stunned by some of the spaces, large and small, that you have managed to design and build. I know that my progress will be slow, because although I fancy myself relatively comfortable with power tools I've also committed myself to learning to carve my own trim pieces and small tikis, as well as possibly creating my own tapa. Some of my ancestors were Hawaiian, and as I get older I feel the connection more and more - what better way to show respect for my heritage than to learn their ancient artistic methods?

The ancient Hawaiians DID have the Dremel, right?

Post #544020 by hapa_haole on Thu, Jul 22, 2010 2:59 PM