Post #807527 by MrBaliHai on Sun, Jan 22, 2023 12:06 PM

Very well said WDP. Fortunately, almost all of my interactions with the ohana over the years have been pleasant. I've never met Sven in real life, but have interacted with Swanky a bit at the Hukilau and online via our weblogs. I've also contributed some of my stuff to a Beachbum Berry book, and Jeff couldn't have been easier to work with.

I haven't run across all that many folks who're really pedantic about Tiki Purity. Even Sven has stuff in his collection that he's readily admitted doesn't meet his stringent standards.

I did attend Hukilau once, way back in 2006, and although it was fairly enjoyable, I found it somewhat cliquish and hard to meet people. There were also a fair number of 'Party Hearty" types who only showed up in order to get smashed.

My only real beef is occasionally running across people who've take advantage of me by not upholding their part of a bargain, but those folks seem to be few and far between, and you find them in every walk of life.

[ Edited by MrBaliHai on 2023-01-22 12:06:49 ]