The Case of the Missing Tiki - The Bali Hai - General Tiki

T tikipedia Member San Diego Joined: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 491	T tikipedia Posted posted on Wed, Feb 8, 2006 6:28 PM Probably everybody who has visited the Bali Hai, San Diego, has noticed this... The large map case hanging over the stairwell has a missing tiki figurine for Easter Island. The missing tiki figure is is presumably some kind of moai. Does anybody have vintage pix of case when the tiki was there? What did it look like? When was it removed... and why? (yeah, it probably broke, but the 'and why' sounds more dramatic, don't you think?) And finally, since Mr. Bali Hai was restored, will the missing Tiki ever be replaced? Hmmmm... (This pix borrowed from Tikijackalope)
HL Hot Lava Member Saint Petersburg, FL Joined: Aug 01, 2003 Posts: 190	HL Hot Lava Posted posted on Thu, Feb 9, 2006 5:15 AM I just check my photos and it was gone in 2003. I didn't even notice!
T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Thu, Feb 9, 2006 7:38 AM Any idea who made the case and/or tikis? Maybe they'd have pics.

T

tikipedia Posted posted on Wed, Feb 8, 2006 6:28 PM

Probably everybody who has visited the Bali Hai, San Diego, has noticed this...

The large map case hanging over the stairwell has a missing tiki figurine for Easter Island. The missing tiki figure is is presumably some kind of moai.

Does anybody have vintage pix of case when the tiki was there? What did it look like? When was it removed... and why? (yeah, it probably broke, but the 'and why' sounds more dramatic, don't you think?)

And finally, since Mr. Bali Hai was restored, will the missing Tiki ever be replaced?

Hmmmm...

(This pix borrowed from Tikijackalope)

HL

Hot Lava Posted posted on Thu, Feb 9, 2006 5:15 AM

I just check my photos and it was gone in 2003. I didn't even notice!

T

tikijackalope Posted posted on Thu, Feb 9, 2006 7:38 AM

Any idea who made the case and/or tikis? Maybe they'd have pics.