"Mele Kalikimaka-Hula Dancer"

MELE KALIKIMAKA IS THE HAWAIIAN WORD THAT MEANS MERRY CHRISTMAS.  SINCE THE MISSIONARIES THAT ARRIVED IN HAWAII IN 1820 WERE THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE CHRISTMAS TO THE HAWAIIANS. MERRY CHRISTMAS WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE HAWAIIANS TO PRONOUNCE, MELE KALIKIMAKA  ROLLED MORE EASILY OFF THEIR TONGUES.
IN 1950, BING CROSBY & THE ANDREW SISTERS TURNED IT INTO A HIT SONG.
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MELE KALIKIMAKA DESIGN AND OTHERS
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Tiki Torch Man & Wahine

HERE'S SOMETHING NEW I'M WORKING ON TO BRING TO THIS YEARS TIKI KON,  

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 HOPE TO SEE YOU!
 JULY 13TH 10 AM TO 5 PM


IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THE MOON SETS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND GENTLE TRADE WINDS BLOW, TIKI MAN AND HIS HULA GAL FRIEND LIGHT UP THE SHORE FOR WHERE THE CRABS AND CRUSTACEANS PLAY.

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" Strong and Happy Ku" ( The Hawaiian Tiki God of Strength )

PRINTS OF MY LATEST TIKI, " STRONG AND HAPPY KU" ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT MY BONAZA PRINT SHOP, HELP SUPPORT THE ARTS AND GET A PICTURE FOR YOUR WALL, WHOO, WHOO.
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OR GET ONE DIRECT FROM ME AT THE NORTHWEST "TIKI KON" ON AUGUST 4th.
I'LL BE THERE WITH A BOOTH PACKED WITH ORIGINAL ART AND PRINTS!
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MAHALO

Ke Hana Ia ( If he does )

"Sassy Hula Gal and Tiki God"

Today is international Tiki Day, so in its honor I drew this new image,  of a sassy hula gal and Tiki God.


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Prints are available now at this link... 
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"Summer Wahine"

"Tiki Sunset"

"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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"Hali'a" ( to have fond recollections)

"Island Girl"

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Ku ( god of strength )

Hawaiian Tikis - Funny video clips are a click away

"Hawaiian Hula Gal"

"Hula By Torchlight"

 

Gwenevere doing Tahitian

"Tiki Man"

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

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?