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Marie Mariterangi sings in the Molokai 1965

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Swanky

 In researching the Mai-Kai’s history, I come across a lot of things that I am not sure will ever make it into a book, or a lecture or anywhere besides Read More …

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Vintage Islands Slide of the Week

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Swanky

These images come from Tahiti. They are from the grounds of the Beachcomber Hotel, which is apparently still there, but is now the Beachcomber Intercontinental. Yeah, that’s some tikis.

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