
Hukilau Mugs On Sale Soon
The souvenir mug for this year’s Hukilau is being created by Munktiki, and is a decanter-like replica of this tiki, found in the Mai-Kai’s front gardens. … Continue reading Hukilau Mugs On Sale Soon
The souvenir mug for this year’s Hukilau is being created by Munktiki, and is a decanter-like replica of this tiki, found in the Mai-Kai’s front gardens. … Continue reading Hukilau Mugs On Sale Soon
Swanky has posted some images from his 1977 Mai Kai calendar on his Swank Blather blog. The Mai Kai produced these calendars for many years, but … Continue reading Mai Kai Calendar from 1977
A bunch of important announcements about this year’s Hukilau: Sunday Schedule Announced Here are the activities for Sunday, Oct. 8, to take place at the Yankee … Continue reading Lots o’ Hukilau News
John Trivisonno has shared one of his family’s home movies in the video section of his site, Mai Tai Online. It’s from a trip to the … Continue reading Hawaiian Isle – 1966
The website for the Hukilau was launched just a couple of days ago, and tickets are now available for purchase! The event — the fifth year … Continue reading Ft. Lauderdale: The Hukilau 2006
If you’re still pondering the right place to be for New Year’s Eve 2006, you’re running out of time! You can probably still get into these … Continue reading Tiki New Year’s Eve 2006 Parties
In my recap of Hukilau, I made mention of one of my best finds — the Boston-based Exotica group, Waitiki. Waitiki is four guys: Tim Mayer, … Continue reading Ahhhh… Waitiki!
An update on the condition of the Mai Kai, courtesy of Tiki Kiliki, after speaking with Pia Dahlquist, the Mai Kai’s Director of Sales and Marketing: The Mai Kai is completely intact on the inside. Yes, the outside sustained a good bit of damage but the debris along the front of the Mai Kai is now cleared away and they are working on the roof as we speak. The phones are still unoperational and the power has not yet been restored. As soon as the power and phones are up so is the Mai Kai. Mai Kai in bad shape … Continue reading Mai Kai Hurricane Wilma Damage Update
The historic Mai Kai in Ft. Lauderdale, site of the recent Hukilau event, suffered damage from Hurricane Wilma. Wilma hit the area the harder than any storm in 50+ years. Early reports are that the damage is mostly to the exterior, including the plank bridge at the entrance, but the interior seems to be alright, with only some minor flooding behind the stage. It’s too early yet to know what repairs will be needed. Mai Kai in bad shape following Wilma [Tiki Central] Mai Kai [Critiki] Continue reading Mai Kai Damaged by Hurricane Wilma
The tiki pictured here was stolen within the past three weeks from Hawaiian Gardens, a retirement community in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, near Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. … Continue reading Stolen Tiki Alert: Hawaiian Gardens in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida