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I remember visiting Oceanic arts Tiki in -let’s see -it would have been about 2006 -my 55th birthday , I know that.
It was the highlight of my burtday trip even though I didn’t get to meet any of these interesting folks in the video but bought a lot of tiki that still decorates my house . It was really the only full-blown Tiki factory ,so to speak, that I know of and to my knowledge nothing has or will replace it.

So it was my delight to recently discover my fave Huell had been there probably about the same time I was there. See below. Sadly Oceanic arts closed around 2021 but sure good to have this great memory:

Best episode yet on the new Huell Howser program (really old shows but updated to the ‘visiting with’ format rather than California Gold and we like the new format visiting people as well as places. Tonight Hewell visited my favorite Tiki place oceanic arts in Whittier California where they manufactured so much of the Tiki you find in restaurants and places of note today. However in checking with Mr Google we learned that the store actually closed in 2021. This video was probably made around 2010 while the place still thrived and stay tuned at the end of the video below for a very funny Tiki dance