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Post #618157 by Deke Kahala on Wed, Dec 21, 2011 10:53 AM

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On 2011-12-20 21:40, skootiki wrote:

On 2011-12-19 12:18, hoody wrote:
Well - there are probably a lot of us tiki voyeurs out their too....watching TC with interest and care, but not active in the discussions.

My kiddlings who are nine and eleven years old, love everything tiki. A new generation!

Here is a photo of their tiki garden... my little bloke designed the surfing tiki god when he was seven, and a local mate had a go at carving it for him. My little girl put image to music with her song Tiki Tiki Wa Wa (may post separately if people are interested). Not too bad for a couple of kids.

Great posts! I agree. My nieces LOVE Tiki, Polynesian and Hawai'i. One niece dressed up as a hula girl for Halloween this past year. They are intrigued by our various Tiki masks and the younger one comments on how scary some of the masks are.

When it comes to Aloha shirts, I have to correct them, as they call them "Uncle Deke Shirts", when they see someone else with one on. :lol: All are under 10 years old.

We're madly getting ready for a tiki New Year Party, where there will be 30-40 kids (and associated adults) enjoying mocktails and cocktails till dawn or bed - whichever comes first. We will be chanting the Tiki Tiki Wa Wa round the firepit.

Tiki dying, certainly not, at least not in Aust. If anything, its still in revival. TC is probably just in a lull...

Keep up the great posts - love the ecommunity. Love the artists - wish I was artistic. Marketplace is terrific - so sad that postage is prohibitively expensive to Aust.

Hoody

I agree with Hoody about a new generation of TiKi lovers. I have 8 grandkids and they all love TiKi stuff. When they visit, they love to play "TiKi Restaurant" which includes designing their own menus, serving pretend food in monkey-pod carved bowls and dressing up in much to large aloha shirts and hats.
The older ones want to carve their own TiKis with me in the garage. I think that some of this TiKi appreciation will stick with them.....bcause TiKi is FUN!

Great posts! I agree. I have nieces that LOVE Tiki, Polynesian and Hawai'i. One even dressed up as a hula girl for Halloween this past year. They intriuged by the Tiki masks and one of them comments on how scary some of them are.

When it comes to Aloha shirts, I have to correct them, as they call them "Uncle Deke Shirts" when they see someone else wearing one. :lol:. All are under 10 years old. Tiki lives!

[ Edited by: Deke Kahala 2011-12-21 11:00 ]

[ Edited by: Deke Kahala 2011-12-21 11:02 ]