What Is This From Hilton Hawaiian Village

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T tiki410 Member Tonga Isle Joined: Dec 31, 2002 Posts: 156	T tiki410 Posted posted on Wed, Jun 2, 2004 7:25 PM Found this tucked into a corner and am unsure of what it is. Frank thinks along the lines of a Benihanna's, I was thinking more along the lines of ..... hell I have no idea what it is. Figure someone knows about it as I have seen the place listed before but the manufacturer I am unsure of and nothing come up on the searches. For the first time I can say I am finding some stuff in the oddest of places. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
PR Phillip Roberts Tiki Socialite OAHU/Seattle Joined: Sep 09, 2003 Posts: 1703	PR Phillip Roberts Posted posted on Wed, Jun 2, 2004 8:05 PM [ Edited by: filslash 2008-09-12 14:32 ]
DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on Wed, Jun 2, 2004 8:24 PM On 2004-06-02 20:05, filslash wrote: aloha, It's a dragon vase from HHV. There are 3 in the series. A Hula Girl, and an Kamehameha type alii figure with his arms crossed! I've got the Girl and the Kamehameha, but I didn't know there was a third to the set - thanks for the info! I am curious, however: why do they go together? I mean, how does the Asian dragon relate to the Hawaiian figures to the point that they'd be a 3-pc set?
L lanikai Member Hawaii Joined: May 15, 2004 Posts: 490	L lanikai Posted posted on Wed, Jun 2, 2004 9:12 PM On 2004-06-02 20:24, Doctor Z wrote: On 2004-06-02 20:05, filslash wrote: aloha, It's a dragon vase from HHV. There are 3 in the series. A Hula Girl, and an Kamehameha type alii figure with his arms crossed! I've got the Girl and the Kamehameha, but I didn't know there was a third to the set - thanks for the info! I am curious, however: why do they go together? I mean, how does the Asian dragon relate to the Hawaiian figures to the point that they'd be a 3-pc set? never heard these were a 3 piece set.... that went together.... just that this manufacturer happened to created 3 generically popular fairly detailed maitai mugs.
T tiki410 Member Tonga Isle Joined: Dec 31, 2002 Posts: 156	T tiki410 Posted posted on Thu, Jun 3, 2004 5:32 AM Are pictures available of the other two?
J JTD Member J'ville Joined: Apr 07, 2003 Posts: 408	J JTD Posted posted on Thu, Jun 3, 2004 6:21 AM tiki410, Here's a link to a current auction for the Kamehemeha figure. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2001&item=3915205028&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW -JTD
T tiki410 Member Tonga Isle Joined: Dec 31, 2002 Posts: 156	T tiki410 Posted posted on Thu, Jun 3, 2004 12:19 PM Thanks, I don't recall seeing it before.
S SugarCaddyDaddy Member Huntington Beach, California Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 1500	S SugarCaddyDaddy Posted posted on Sat, Jun 5, 2004 12:15 AM Wow, love that dragon! I have the Hula Girl & Kamehameha, but I've got to get one of those dragons! Not only to complete the collection, but since I was born in "The Year of the Dragon" (1964), I have a thing for dragons.
S SES Member Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 992	S SES Posted posted on Sat, Jun 5, 2004 2:38 AM Looks more like a crossbreed between an eagle(or a chicken... hah) and a dragon than a dragon to me.
STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2813	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Sun, Jun 6, 2004 5:38 AM I've got a matched pair of those Hawaiian Village Dragon Mugs. Here's a photo of me drinking from one at last year's International Tiki Day. Crazy Al had rigged up a double-flaming tiki torch for the dragon to hold in its teeth. Sabu

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