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		<title>Mai Kai Postcards - New Finds</title>
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There&#8217;s always something new out there. This looks like a card that I already have, but it is not. I am anxiously awaiting a card I have never seen, and none of you have ever seen from Annie Campbell. Not sure exactly what it is. You&#8217;ll see soon.
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		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/07/08/mai-kai-postcards-new-finds/</link>
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		<title>Okole Maluna Society</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
I previously posted about the Okole Maluna Club at the Mai Kai. At Hukilau, Kern Mattei, GM of the Mai Kai blessed me with this bit of ephemera. The membership card for the Okole Maluna Society. Awesome! I just can&#8217;t decide if I should put my name on it and make myself a mixologist! I should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/07/07/okole-maluna-society/</link>
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		<title>Hapa Haole Hideaway Rebuild III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I built the Hideaway first in my rental house. Then I moved in with Ms Swanky and converted her dining room into the Hideaway. Now we are living the American Dream and I am living the Poly Pop dream and we are building a rather permanent Hideaway. This is a major undertaking. The sort of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/07/06/hapa-haole-hideaway-rebuild-iii/</link>
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		<title>Follynesia - Bosko, The Bum, Basement Kahuna, Pablus, Surf, &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We started Coon Tiki a few years ago to teach and learn about carving tikis. Now we are moving the class to the beach and expanding it into an event for more people to enjoy.
So, for $49 a night per person or less, you get, a beachfront house for the week, carving class with Bosko [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/07/06/follynesia-bosko-the-bum-basement-kahuna-pablus-surf/</link>
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		<title>Hawaii Slides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A little NSFW image for you. Ukukeles, leis&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/26/hawaii-slides/</link>
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		<title>Mai Kai in Holiday Magazine March 1962</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More Mai Kai goodness pre-Hukilau

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		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/20/mai-kai-in-holiday-magazine-march-1962/</link>
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		<title>Butlinland Postcard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just got this card to add to the Vintage Server Girls thread on Tiki Central.
 
 
 
 
This gal is clearly none too happy to see her man getting lei&#8217;d&#8230;
 
 
 
 
In the UK they broke the rules and had blonde servers!
 
 
 
 
And the freaks have tikis with boobs!
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		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/19/butlinland-postcard/</link>
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		<title>Keeper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ms Swanky gave me a few nice birthday presents. First, a stainless steel mini fridge to keep all the assorted juices and syrups needed to make great drinks in the bar. Second, a stainless steel bar sink for the bar. We bought a house about a year ago and have been renovating and now we&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/18/keeper/</link>
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		<title>Repressed Tiki Memory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to an old friend today about Hukilau and the Mai Kai and suggested that if he had the chance, he should visit Trader Vic&#8217;s Atlanta. His response surprised me. He told me he had been there, with me! We took a road trip to Atlanta in 1996 which I recall. We had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/16/repressed-tiki-memory/</link>
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		<title>Fun at the Barbeque Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seen at the Maryville BBQ festival.

Um&#8230; No thanks&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/16/fun-at-the-barbeque-festival/</link>
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		<title>Mai Kai Gals - Argosy Magazine 1964</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The one great thing I credit myself with in the whole Hukilau event, is being able to promote and in some ways really help make the Mai Kai more well known and popular. We all love the place, but I love the people that run it. They are the best. The staff as well. Mai [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/15/mai-kai-gals-argosy-magazine-1964/</link>
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		<title>Kona Kai - Las Vegas - Postcard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been lusting after wanting this postcard for a long time. It&#8217;s finally mine. Why do I want it?

Could be this guy, waiting and watching on the diving board.

Could be these mafia guys, planning something harsh.

Could be this gal, smiling, cocktail in hand with the awesome hairdo.

Could be this red hot mama. But&#8230;

Really it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/14/kona-kai-las-vegas-postcard/</link>
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		<title>Vintage Hawaii Slides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
 
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		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/08/vintage-hawaii-slides-4/</link>
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		<title>Vintage Hawaii Slides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few more of the commercial slides. You can see a big difference in color in some of these as they had become very red with age. Photoshop corrected them a lot, but they are not quite right.
  
 
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		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/06/vintage-hawaii-slides-3/</link>
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		<title>Vintage Hawaii Slides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, a few more. These are from a batch of commercial slides for the tourists.
 
 
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		<link>http://www.swankpad.org/blather/2008/05/05/vintage-hawaii-slides-2/</link>
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