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Vintage Hawaii Slides

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Swanky

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 Read More …

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Posted in Ephemera, Hawaii Slides, Places, Polynesian Pop, Retro Goodies, Retro Preservation, Vintage PlacesTagged akaka falls, hawaii, hula, leis, photos, slides, vintageLeave a comment

Making real flower leis for your luau outside of Hawaii and California

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Swanky

I sometimes hesitate to give out my “secrets.” I am working on a luau in our newly planted tropical garden and coming up with “extra special touches” to make it memorable. In Read More …

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