New tikis in the Mai Kai garden??

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A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on Thu, May 17, 2007 6:41 AM I went to happy hour yesterday and as I strolled through the garden, I noticed fresh paint and new-ish tikis. There is a great story behind these treasures. So I'm calling you out - you know who you are - tell the story and give us some insight.
W wplugger Member Joined: Jul 09, 2006 Posts: 161	W wplugger Posted posted on Thu, May 17, 2007 1:43 PM Yes, It's true. I found out they bought cement tiki molds in the 60s. I've been working with them for a few weeks & have made several of them. They are in good shape. They have a lot of them. I feel lucky to have this opportunity & hope to make many more of them. They will be showing up slowly but surely. check em out. wplugger
P POCKETIKI Member UK Joined: Aug 02, 2006 Posts: 402	P POCKETIKI Posted posted on Thu, May 17, 2007 2:14 PM Any pictures guys? Trader Jim - Make mine a Mai-Kai-Tai!
G GatorRob Member Orlando Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1784	G GatorRob Posted posted on Thu, May 17, 2007 2:53 PM Is the outside facade of the building getting fresh paint or the tikis? More info please. And pictures!
M McTiki Member Sunny Florida Joined: Aug 22, 2004 Posts: 1962	M McTiki Posted posted on Thu, May 17, 2007 4:07 PM Ahem! I'm so glad that we took pictures of every Tiki on their property when we were there a couple of years ago. They were looking neglected. I'm happy to hear that things are being attended to. TLC for the history. Mahalo Oh, and post pics soon or be banned! (JK!) McTiki [ Edited by: McTiki 2007-05-17 16:09 ]
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on Fri, May 18, 2007 6:24 AM All the credit really needs to be heaped on wplugger!!! He has begun this project on his own accord. The molds are very cool and from what he has told me - there are alot. As he creates more, hopefully, the really damaged ones will be fazed out. We walked around the garden the other evening, and it was very enlightening. Hope to see more! Sorry no pics! :(
T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Fri, May 18, 2007 11:41 AM It would be a good marketing idea if they would produce a limited run of these for sale at The Mai Kai. I'd pay a shyte load of money for one... and haul it back myself...
T tiki_kiliki Member Birmingham, AL Joined: Apr 01, 2002 Posts: 1046	T tiki_kiliki Posted posted on Sat, May 19, 2007 12:32 PM I was at the Mai Kai last night with tons of folks for the Intoxicators show and we all strolled through the gardens to see the new Tikis! Will - they are fabulous!! Great work and great to see new life in the gardens. I told Dave you did a fine job! I'm definitely gonna promote the idea of them selling these. I'll post pics on Monday if someone doesn't beat me to it.
T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Sat, May 19, 2007 1:04 PM On 2007-05-19 12:32, tiki_kiliki wrote: I was at the Mai Kai last night with tons of folks for the Intoxicators show and we all strolled through the gardens to see the new Tikis! Will - they are fabulous!! Great work and great to see new life in the gardens. I told Dave you did a fine job! I'm definitely gonna promote the idea of them selling these. I'll post pics on Monday if someone doesn't beat me to it. They could look into using some form of injected foam to make them. It would make them much lighter. Yes more prone to damage, but if packed right, they should survive.
BK Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite Jawja Province, Isle of North America Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3618	BK Basement Kahuna Posted posted on Tue, May 22, 2007 1:22 AM The new tiki in the indoor garden, front and center, was carved by yours truly! I'm a proud and honored papa!
V VampiressRN Grand Member (1 year) Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal) Joined: Nov 23, 2006 Posts: 6166	V VampiressRN Posted posted on Tue, May 22, 2007 5:33 AM pics...pics...pics...pics...pics :D
T TravelingJones Grand Member (8 years) Eastern Shores of Western Civilization Joined: Mar 11, 2006 Posts: 927	T TravelingJones Posted posted on Tue, May 22, 2007 4:55 PM On 2007-05-22 01:22, Basement Kahuna wrote: The new tiki in the indoor garden, front and center, was carved by yours truly! I'm a proud and honored papa! These are indoor garden pics from Hukilua 06/ Mai Kai 50th, featuring BK's Marquesan. BEAUTIFUL! Flip-flOp-fLipPp... :D [ Edited by: TravelingJones 2007-05-22 16:56 ]

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