In the Brisbane suburb of Carina, far from the shores of Hawaii, 12-foot-tall totems are being meticulously carved from scratch by a tiki enthusiast. Marcus Thorn, aka Tiki Beat, spends his time ...

When Tim Richards retired in 2006, he was looking for a hobby to fill his time. He had been collecting duck decoys since the 1980s, and because they were getting more and more expensive, Richards ...

The door swings open, and, suddenly, it’s the Eisenhower era. The room ahead is jammed with primitive woodcarvings, fishing floats made of colored glass, bamboo furniture, paintings of beach scenes ...

You know the look: Rough-hewn Easter Island sculptures. Lauhala mattings. Torches. Lava rocks. Palapas. Bamboo everywhere. Fountains with exotic waterfalls. Most people associate the tiki look with ...

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