Waltah Clarke at the Beachcomber

That’s Waltah with the gourd.
He’s the guy who “occupied the third umbrella from the left,” on the beach at Waikiki.
Desert Sun 1955
Waltah was a beach boy at heart. Mike Skinner tells the tale in his presentation:
His obituary in the LA Times: Waltah Clarke
Some of his clothing designs: Milan of Hawaii