Post #703586 by Otto on Thu, Jan 2, 2014 12:11 AM

On 2012-10-18 22:14, Bora Boris wrote:
From the Los Angeles Public Library Images, I hope it's the same place? :roll:

Those are a couple of heavy hitter Hawaiian musicians of the day!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Iona

Andy Iona also headlined The Hawaiian Room in NYC

http://hawaii-aloha.com/blog/2012/08/page/2/
(scroll down to Aug 22, 2012 listing of Hawaiian Room exhibit)

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=32416&forum=2&start=15&hilite=hawaiian%20Room

Sam Koki played with The Polynesians - the house band at The Polynesian restaurant

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=4379&forum=1&start=15

and played in the house band at the 7 Seas

and also recorded with Louis Armstrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfgNwopir7A#t=14