UKI International INC. (sold)
UKI International INC (United Key International) was a tourism promotion agency formed in Agana, Guam in 1970 by Peter Dale Kauss. Its inception was welcomed in the local press, where they were described as 'a group of servicemen convinced that Guam has tourist potential.' They seem to have operated tours from the main island to Cocos Island, and were engaged as early as 1970 in soliciting investors. Unfortunately, Kauss absconded to Chicago in 1972 under SEC investigation (he was apprehended and sentenced for mail fraud, and we do not hear further of the company after that time.
A Most Psychedelic Map of Guam.
This is a visually entertaining, psychedelic pictorial map of Guam, published by the Bush Advertising Agency of Agana, Guam in 1971. It was produced on behalf of, or in partnership with United Key International, a company formed to promote tourism to the island. Consequently, the map highlights features of interest to both tourist and American military visitors. It is screen-printed in red, black, and metallic gold, on cornflower-gold paper. The map is a caricature of the heavily jungled, mountainous island: scattered amongst the island's fauna are many colonnades, the indigenous Chamorro 'Latte Stones' (the old foundations of Chamorro houses). The old terminal of Guam International Airport and the Peace Memorial are prominently featured, as is Agana's Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral. The cities of Agana, Agt, Umatea, Merizo, and Inarajan are highlighted along with their many hotels, restaurants, resorts, and shops. Natural sites such as 'Two Lovers Point,' Mount Lam Lam (Guam's highest peak), and Talafofo Falls are shown. The tower of KUAM, Guam's radio station, nearly tops the highest point of the image (KUAM was in operation from 1954 until shuttered in 2020.) There is a particular focus on Cocos island: important for UKI, who operated glass-bottom-boat tours from Merizo to the smaller island. (more details)