Waikiki Tiki: Art, History and Photographs shows Hawaii’s polypop past
The average person would assume that Hawaii is dripping with tiki, but sadly, it’s not the case. Thanks to overzealous missionaries, most of the authentic Hawaiian artifacts were destroyed before U.S. servicemen arrived on the islands during WWII and kicked off the polynesian pop movement.
The odd truth is that tiki had to find its way [...]