BURNED AT THE STAKE !!!!THIS IS A KANALOA TIKI I CARVED FOR THE RORO CONTAINER VESSEL LURLINE. KANALOA IS THE HAWAIIAN GOD OF THE SEA AND IS SOMETIMES DEPICTED AS A SQUID OR OCTOPUS. THIS IS WHY I GAVE HIM AN OCTOPUS HEADDRESS. I PUT OVER 100 HOURS INTO CARVING THIS TIKI. AFTER BREAKING THE SHIP OUT LAST WINTER I DECIDED TO TRANSFER OFF THE VESSEL FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT KANALOA WAS REMOVED FROM THE VESSEL AND BURNED BY A SUPERSTITIOUS MANAGER. BURNED! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHY, YOU ASK? BECAUSE THE VESSEL WAS EXPERIENCING MECHANICAL ISSUES AND THE MANAGER THOUGHT THIS KANALOA TIKI HAD CURSED THE VESSEL! NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE VESSEL STILL HAS MECHANICAL ISSUES... RIP KANALOA!
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