Hotel Taharaa, Papeete, Tahiti (hotel) - Locating Tiki

NN No No Tiki Centralite Jackson, Calif. Joined: Mar 25, 2013 Posts: 19	NN No No Posted posted on Thu, Aug 29, 2013 3:09 PM It never ceases to amaze me that a team that worked so well could have had such bad communication problems. Case in point: Neal Prince commissioned a 21 ton REDWOOD Tiki. Ed Crissman used a PONDEROSA PINE to carved a 20 foot tall tiki weighing 5 1/2 tons. Neal wanted it in the lobby and it ended up about where I showed it on my landscape plan because he thought it was too heavy. hmmmm. A break for me! Imagine the fact that no one on the island knew how to carve a tiki .....give me a break! His writers need to make up better stories and write in more better English. (See excerpt from Neal Prince Trust below) Comments: http://www.nealprince-asid.com Mr. Prince designed the interiors of the Hotel. During this time, no one on the island had the skills or the know how to carve a Tikis. Thus, Mr. Prince hired the Oceanic Arts Inc., of Whittier, California (USA) to produce Mr. Prince's sketches. The owners of said firm, Leroy Schmaitz and Robert Van OOsting produced the 21-foot Tiki for Mr. Prince. When the Tiki was delivered, the Tiki was to be placed in the lobby of the Hotel. However, due to the weight and height of the Tiki, it was not able to fit. So, the telephone Mr. Prince and inquire what to do with the Tiki. Mr. Prince asked where the Tiki is now, and the Mr. Crissman noted that it is currently located in the front of the hotel, which Mr. Prince replied, "Great, then leave it right there!!". And so, it remain an icon of the Hotel for many years until the Hotel closed.

It never ceases to amaze me that a team that worked so well could have had such bad communication problems. Case in point: Neal Prince commissioned a 21 ton REDWOOD Tiki. Ed Crissman used a PONDEROSA PINE to carved a 20 foot tall tiki weighing 5 1/2 tons. Neal wanted it in the lobby and it ended up about where I showed it on my landscape plan because he thought it was too heavy. hmmmm. A break for me!

Imagine the fact that no one on the island knew how to carve a tiki .....give me a break! His writers need to make up better stories and write in more better English. (See excerpt from Neal Prince Trust below)

Comments: http://www.nealprince-asid.com

Mr. Prince designed the interiors of the Hotel. During this time, no one on the island had the skills or the know how to carve a Tikis. Thus, Mr. Prince hired the Oceanic Arts Inc., of Whittier, California (USA) to produce Mr. Prince's sketches. The owners of said firm, Leroy Schmaitz and Robert Van OOsting produced the 21-foot Tiki for Mr. Prince. When the Tiki was delivered, the Tiki was to be placed in the lobby of the Hotel. However, due to the weight and height of the Tiki, it was not able to fit. So, the telephone Mr. Prince and inquire what to do with the Tiki. Mr. Prince asked where the Tiki is now, and the Mr. Crissman noted that it is currently located in the front of the hotel, which Mr. Prince replied, "Great, then leave it right there!!". And so, it remain an icon of the Hotel for many years until the Hotel closed.

Post #691912 by No No on Thu, Aug 29, 2013 3:09 PM