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Kahiki Collection

Posted on April 29, 2007January 20, 2013 by Swanky

A postcard of dinner at the Kahiki. Are you sure it’s the Kahiki? Why, yes, it says so right on the pig! But to a collector, this is a laundry Read More …

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Kahiki – Lush Life

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Swanky

 Detail of a Kahiki postcard. Man, that’s the life.

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Kahiki lives!

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Swanky

If there is a bigger fan of the Kahiki than tiki skip, I don’t know them. There are a couple of collectors I see spending money on Ebay, but skip Read More …

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