{"id":1002,"date":"2013-09-18T08:21:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T15:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2019-01-04T08:47:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T15:47:57","slug":"pbs-documentary-plastic-paradise-airs-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2013\/09\/18\/pbs-documentary-plastic-paradise-airs-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS Documentary Plastic Paradise Airs nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wlrn.org\/plastic-paradise\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1003\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2013\/09\/18\/pbs-documentary-plastic-paradise-airs-nationwide\/plastic-paradise-page-design3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Plastic-Paradise-page-design3.jpg?fit=580%2C322&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"580,322\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Plastic-Paradise-page-design3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Plastic-Paradise-page-design3.jpg?fit=580%2C322&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1003\" alt=\"Plastic-Paradise-page-design3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Plastic-Paradise-page-design3.jpg?resize=500%2C277\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Plastic-Paradise-page-design3.jpg?resize=500%2C277&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Plastic-Paradise-page-design3.jpg?w=580&amp;ssl=1 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I helped these guys quite a bit on this documentary. Sven Kirsten endorsed them heartily, so I threw my support their way as well.<\/p>\n<p>I appear in the documentary along with a lot of my friends. It is centered around the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maikai.com\" target=\"_blank\">Mai-Kai<\/a>, which I have sent years researching, and on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hukilau.org\" target=\"_blank\">Hukilau <\/a>event which I started. How could I <em>not<\/em> be involved?<\/p>\n<p>My biggest contribution to the project is hundreds of graphics and vintage video. Chances are, when you see a postcard, menu or mug splashed on the screen, it came from me.<\/p>\n<p>I hope it helps ignite more people to seek out the Mai-Kai. It really is a destination unlike any other. It is showing in South Florida, Colorado and Alaska this week. Call or email your local PBS station to get it shown in your area!<a href=\"http:\/\/wlrn.org\/plastic-paradise\" target=\"_blank\"> See details on air dates and contact to get it shown here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2013\/09\/18\/pbs-stations-say-aloha-this-week-to-long-awaited-documentary-on-tiki-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Heyward&#8217;s write up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/erh00PrHg7c\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I helped these guys quite a bit on this documentary. Sven Kirsten endorsed them heartily, so I threw my support their way as well. I appear in the documentary along <span class=\"readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2013\/09\/18\/pbs-documentary-plastic-paradise-airs-nationwide\/\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,643,11,539,540],"tags":[110,234,702,688],"class_list":["post-1002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-mai-kai-history","category-polynesian-pop","category-retro-goodies","category-retro-preservation","tag-documentary","tag-mai-kai","tag-og-tiki-central","tag-pbs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Plastic-Paradise-page-design3.jpg?fit=580%2C322&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p731sH-ga","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":846,"url":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2013\/02\/12\/mai-kai-calendar-girls-1969\/","url_meta":{"origin":1002,"position":0},"title":"Mai-Kai Calendar Girls &#8211; 1969","author":"Swanky","date":"February 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0Now online is the fantastic 1969 Mai-Kai calendar. 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