THEJOINTSTORY

It is commonly thought that Carl Barks worked alone on his Disney duck stories. But he shared some of the work with his wife Garé. After they were married in 1954, the accomplished and acclaimed landscape painter took over some of her husband's workload, thus sacrificing a good portion of her own career (see more HERE). Still, she never interfered with his storytelling except on one occasion, where she had more expertise. It happened in an untitled adventure story that was later known as Hawaiian Hideaway. Garé's knowledge of the Hawaiian islands where she had grown up, became a useful asset to her husband's plotline and panels. This is the story.

STORY SYNOPSIS

U$04 'Hawaiian Hideaway' - 1954

Synopsis:
Scrooge buys a volcanic island where he intends to hide his money. But the Beagle Boys learn about his plans!

Comments:
Several of Barks' long adventure stories were divided into two major parts, in which the first half typically took place in Duckburg, while the second half took place in another location. This story is no exception.
The unusual angle is that Barks must have heard so much about Garé's life on the Hawaiian islands (they did not receive U.S. statehood until 1959), that he dreamed up a story focusing on diverse elements and subjects from the exotic location. And Garé was able to help him every step of the way!

GRAPHIC EXAMPLES
Leis	Opu Nui	Guava tree
Mockingbirds	Hibiscus tree	Assorted flora
Elephant's Ear	Mango tree	Giant plants
Volcano	Menehunes
Mullets	Menehunes

DICTIONARY

The Hawaiian language often makes use of apostrophes such as 'Ama'Ama meaning a mullet, and longer versions of specific words such as Hoaloha meaning a friend. In the story several words are spelled somewhat differently from the more official versions, but the words below all emerge in the same form as in the story, which is not always as they are actually spelled.

Aloha-oe	Salutation 'Farewell to you'
Ama-Ama	Mullet
Haole	Caucasian
Hau	Hibiscus tree
Hawaii	Polynesian for Homeland
Hoa	Friend
Kamaaina	Oldtimer
Kane	Man/Boy
Kauai	4th largest island (see more HERE)
Kika Nui	Big cigar
Lei	Necklace of flowers
Malihini	Foreigner
Mauna	Mountain
Menehune	Little man
Oahu	3rd largest island (see more HERE)
Opu Nui	Big tummy
Pupule	Crazy
Taro	Potato-like plant

EXTRA

In 1958 Barks jotted down a synopsis for a duck story that Garé had dreamed up. Above is the start of the story that he called Garé's rambling house idea. It is a strange story about Scrooge and the Ducks arriving at an island that turns out to be one giant house with multiple rooms, and they try to find the builder deep inside the many mazelike rooms.
Not exactly an average idea for a duck story. Garé was a brilliant artist in many, many ways, but a writer she was not...