War of the Carvers - General Tiki

K Kailuageoff Member Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 1506	K Kailuageoff Posted posted on Mon, Nov 17, 2003 2:18 PM Fatuhiva, If you talk to Wayne he will tell you that his business has been very up and down over the years. Right now, he is about as busy as he has ever been but he has faced some pretty lean periods and isn't sure his current prosperitiy will last. The same thing is true with the folks at the Hawaian Inn. They have basically done what they have had to do to survive, even if it sometimes offends our revivalist sensabilities. As much as I like tiki mugs and postcards, and menus and surviving tiki bars, I've found I like the people who founded and worked in these businesses as much as I like the cool "artifacts" they created or used as part of their trade. To me, it's kind of like a civil war buff having the chance to sit down and talk with the last surviving veterans of Gettysburg. Nothing but awe and appreciation. KG [ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2003-11-17 14:19 ]

Fatuhiva,
If you talk to Wayne he will tell you that his business has been very up and down over the years. Right now, he is about as busy as he has ever been but he has faced some pretty lean periods and isn't sure his current prosperitiy will last.
The same thing is true with the folks at the Hawaian Inn. They have basically done what they have had to do to survive, even if it sometimes offends our revivalist sensabilities.
As much as I like tiki mugs and postcards, and menus and surviving tiki bars, I've found I like the people who founded and worked in these businesses as much as I like the cool "artifacts" they created or used as part of their trade.
To me, it's kind of like a civil war buff having the chance to sit down and talk with the last surviving veterans of Gettysburg. Nothing but awe and appreciation.
KG

[ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2003-11-17 14:19 ]

Post #60385 by Kailuageoff on Mon, Nov 17, 2003 2:18 PM