" Hau'oli Makahiki Hou " ( means Happy New Year in Hawaiian )

DURING MAKHIKI, THE FOUR MONTHS OF PEACE AND HAPPINESS,
              IS THE SAME TIME THE WESTERN NEW YEAR FALLS.
                  "HAU'OLI  MAKAHIKI HOU" ( HAPPY NEW YEAR)
    HAU'OLI MEANS "HAPPY".   MAKHIKI,  ALSO KNOWN AS "YEAR".

"Mele Kalikimaka" ( Merry Christmas in Hawaiian )

MELE KALIKIMAKA IS THE HAWAIIAN WORD THAT MEANS MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WHEN THE MISSIONARIES  ARRIVED IN HAWAII IN 1820 THEY INTRODUCED  CHRISTMAS TO THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE.  THE HAWAIIAN'S FOUND MERRY CHRISTMAS DIFFICULT TO PRONOUNCE.  THE PHONETIC TRANSLATION,  MELE KALIKIMAKA  ROLLED MORE EASILY OFF THEIR TONGUES.
THEN IN 1950, BING CROSBY & THE ANDREW SISTERS TURNED IT INTO THE SMASH  HIT SONG WE ALL ARE SO FAMILIAR WITH.

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"Homage to Tiki"

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"Haulelau" ( means Fall in Hawaiian )

Say Aloha to Summer, Fall is here.

"Summer Wahine"

"Tiki Greeter!"

"Polynesian Invasion"

THEN THERE CAME "WEIRD TIKI COMICS!"  POSING THE QUESTION,
                            "WHAT IF " "ANCIENT POLYNESIA"
ACTUALLY WAS INVADED BY "TIKI'S" FORM "OUTER SPACE?!!"
    CHECK OUT MY WILD AND CRAZY RETRO SCI-FI COMIC
                      IN THE PAGES OF "TIKI MAGAZINE."

San Diego Comic con starts this week,
so in it's honor, here's a fun retro comic
cover of a book that's in the works!
Grab a shirt and help the artist.





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"Tiki Sunset"

"Kau" ( means, "Summer", in Hawaiian )

" On The Eve of Summer "

"Surprise!"

"Lahaina Tiki"

LAHAINA MAUI, WAS ONCE THE CAPITOL OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM.
LA HINA' MEANS ( CRUEL SUN )  IN HAWAIIAN.  IT IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS SUNNY AND DRY CLIMATE.  I SKETCHED THIS TIKI WHEN I VISITED THE "HALE KAHIKO " ANCIENT HAWAIIAN VILLAGE EXHIBIT, BEHIND THE LAHAINA CENTER MALL.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND A TRIP THERE IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN BEAUTIFUL LAHAINA.

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Hula Halau

Tiki's on Windward, Oahu

"Hali'a" ( to have fond recollections)

"Halo" ( gate keeper, City of Refuge, Hawaii )

PU 'UHONUA O HONAUNAU NATIONAL STATE PARK.  IT'S LOCATED ON THE WEST COAST OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.  IN ANCIENT TIMES, ONE WHO BROKE THE KAPU'S ( ANCIENT LAWS ) COULD SEEK REFUGE FROM CERTAIN DEATH INSIDE THE WALLS OF THE PU'UHONUA.  ONCE ABSOLVED BY A KAHUNA ( PRIEST ) THE OFFENDER WOULD BE ALLOWED TO SAFELY LEAVE.  DURING TIMES OF BATTLE, DEFEATED WARRIORS COULD ALSO SEEK REFUGE.  "HALO" IS ONE OF THE GATE KEEPER TIKI'S .

Happy Tiki's

WHAT MAKES YOUR TIKI HAPPY?  TROPICAL  SUNSETS ON A SANDY HAWAIIAN SHORE AND AND SLACK KEY GUITARS
IS A GOOD PLACE TO START.

"Island Girl"

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Ku ( god of strength )

Hawaiian Tikis - Funny video clips are a click away

"Little Brown Gal"

"Homage To Hina, the Hawaiian Moon Goddess"

Signed prints available direct from the        artist  (http://www.keithshawaiianart.com/default.asp )

"Kupulau" ( Spring )

Spring is here, whoo, whoo!

"Happy Tiki Time"

Leilani the Tattooed Wahine

Tana the Tattooed Lady at Tiki Oasis 8

"Hawaiian Hula Gal"

"Punahele" ( favorite )

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"A Wahine and A Tiki God"

The Blue Hawaiians, Quiet Surf, Tiki Oasis 7

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"Hula By Torchlight"

 

Gwenevere doing Tahitian

Lahaina, Maui

ONCE KNOWN AS LELE, WHICH MEANS "RELENTLESS SUN" IN THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.   LAHAINA WAS THE CAPITOL OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM DURING THE REIGN OF THE THREE KAMEHAMEHA KINGS. 

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"Tiki Man"

Ancient Hawaiian Tiki Gods, on display at the Lahaina Center.

'Papaku'" ( bottom of the ocean )

Free Diving Wahine exploring Hawaii's magnificent coral reefs.  Archaeologists said that people have been earning their sustenance from freediving since the 5th century BCE. The first nation which was famous for it was the haenyeo in Korea. They collected shells and sponges to sell to others. The Ama Divers from Japan began to collect pearls 2000 years ago.^[4][5] But also the spearfishers around the Mediterranean Sea were important for the historical background for the movement of the apnea sport.


fun free diving

"A wahine swimming with dolphins"

 

.Swimming with Spinner Dolphins off Kona, Hawaii (2)

     A truly inspirational video with a truly exceptional soundtrack, for real!

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Hoku-noho-aupuni ( the Milky Way )

The Milky Way appears dim from most of the United States. But the big skies and dark tropical nights make Hawaii stargazing stellar. Imagine walking on a faintly moonlit beach, cool sand between your toes, and you look up to see the wonder of the Milky Way above you, "Hoku-noho-aupuni", a name for the Milky Way, along with "Leleiona", the title I gave to this painting inspired by the majesty of Hawaii's night time sky.

To astronomers the main attraction on the Big Island is the night sky, as the summit of Mauna Kea (elevation: 4200m) offers the best observing conditions for night-time astronomy in the Northern Hemisphere. At that altitude, acclimatization at Hale Pohaku (Polynesian for “Stone House”), the astronomers’ lodge at the 2900m level, is required for at least 24 hours before spending a full night at the summit. All telescopes on the mountain have their small offices in Hale Pohaku. A few hundred meters further down the road is a visitors center which offers nightly star parties.
Man, doesn't everyone get a charge out of the universe that surrounds us?

This Tiki's just Gotta Dance.

And one dancing Tiki deserves another...




And for fun, the Tiki can go out and play...


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