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Rephrased "They each house a spirit," as it did not make sense to me on first reading.
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[edit] external link
tikitastic.com is a commercial site, selling tiki junk, despite the anon's description of it as a blog, so I removed it - DavidWBrooks 11:22, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Real Tiki
I am going to add a lot of information about the actual man, Tiki, who inspired the legends. → JarlaxleArtemis 22:59, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Polynesians did not come from South America
Modern anthropologists have almost completely debunked the theory that Polynesians migrated from East to West. It is well accepted in the scientific community that Polynesians came from SouthEast Asia and migrated, settled, and colonized the south pacific some 1,500-2,000 years ago. Both genetic mitochondrial DNA evidence and cultural and language similarities all seem to support the theory that Polynesians came migrated from SouthEast Asia, not South America.
If they did come from South America, there is certainly no compelling evidence to suggest that, minus a theory of pure conjecture and hearsay such as the one described on this page. I think someone should point that out. --24.31.120.217 02:56, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
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This theory, however, is not widely held in modern anthropology.
‡ Jarlaxle 03:02, August 27, 2005 (UTC)Genetic research has found that modern-day Polynesians, however, are more closely related to Southeast Asians than to American Indians.
[edit] Balance Needed
I'm not the expert to do it, but think this REALLY needs some solid material about Hei Tiki if it's a page about Tiki, and not about obscure inicdents of western interaction with polynesia (if no one else has the expertise, possibly move the interesting and well written stuff about Hyerdahl's theory and Tiki bars, um, 'culture' to other pages?). Pretty please :-).
[edit] Tiki and Tiki Culture
My two cents worth....
Wouldn't this topic be better served if it was more or better separated into TIKI and TIKI CULTURE (US or otherwise)? The historical references and discussion could be managed from an archeological standpoint and the Culture aspect could be managed as the culture changes.
- That would be ideal if this were a huge, gigantic article, but it's easier to find information when the two subjects are on the same page. ⇒ JarlaxleArtemis 03:50, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Tiki Culture chronology
The article says Don the Beachcomber opened his restaurant in 1934, and Trader Vic's opened in 1937. The next paragraph starts with "Around this time, the soldiers were returning home from World War II..." which is a bit awkward considering that Pearl Harbor wasn't attacked until 1941 and the war didn't end until 1945. I don't know if this refers to active duty sailors returning home on leave during the war, or if someone is off by a decade or so. Rbean 03:43, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Heyerdahl material
I have moved the material on Thor Heyerdahl into the Thor Heyerdahl article, as it did not seem to have anything muchin common with themed restaurants in the United States. Kahuroa 23:07, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tiki Culture outside the US
The assertion that tiki culture is a phenomenon unique to the U.S. is incorrect. For example, there are numerous tiki bars/restaurants in Spain, and several exotica bands in Germany. And I'm sure this is just the tip of the iceberg. Heck - the article even links to Critiki, the Worldwide Guide to Tiki Bars & Polynesian Restaurants, which lists numerous establishments outside the US. It would be more proper to say that tiki culture originated in the U.S. No? Rocinante9x 14:18, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
(PS - Any way to get rid of most of the above comments, now that the material has been properly split out?)
- They *can* be gotten rid of, but shouldn't be. All of the comments and discussion ought to stay here, for future reference. Hayford Peirce 16:10, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
- Material should NEVER be removed from Talk pages, unless it's violently libelous, or laden with external links designed to drive traffic, or something really horrible like that. Talk pages are historical records; if you get rid of discussion, it just gets repeated. - DavidWBrooks 17:21, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
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