
How to Find and Care for Vintage Aloha Wear
One of the most fun things about tiki is dressing up in the daringly garish prints and colors of vintage aloha wear. I’m no expert, but … Continue reading How to Find and Care for Vintage Aloha Wear
One of the most fun things about tiki is dressing up in the daringly garish prints and colors of vintage aloha wear. I’m no expert, but … Continue reading How to Find and Care for Vintage Aloha Wear
The first and last time most of us built a volcano, baking soda and vinegar were involved. This project is much cleaner, and much more impressive. … Continue reading How to Build a Volcano, Raspberry Pi Style
Confession time: I’ve been using canned pineapple juice. It’s just… I don’t make a lot of drinks that call for pineapple juice. I only need it … Continue reading How to Juice a Pineapple
The foundation of a great tiki bar is its walls. In an ordinary room a coat of paint is sufficient, but in a tiki bar, you want to remove any … Continue reading If Walls Could Squawk: A Guide to Tiki Bar Wall Treatments
This article originally appeared in the program for The Hukilau 2016, where it was titled “Keep The Hukilau Going at Home.” These tips are relevant for … Continue reading 7 Tips for Throwing Tiki Parties at Home
When a young man’s (or woman’s) fancy turns to thoughts of their dream home tiki bar, one of the first things settled on is a name for … Continue reading How to Carve a Sign for Your Tiki Bar
Smuggler’s Cove owners Martin Cate and Rebecca Cate, already incredible powerhouses of creative productivity, have been doubling-down, tripling-down, in recent years. There have been two major outputs from … Continue reading The Smuggler’s Cove Book: Because Martin Cate Loves You
Two years ago, Poly Hai shared this wonderful shop class how-to for creating your very own tiki menorah, using tiki mugs from your collection. There is … Continue reading Tiki Mug Menorah: a How-To from Poly Hai
We’ve all learned that fresh-squeezed citrus is non-negotiable, it’s become dead easy to get good rums and syrups, and we’ve got great recipes. So why does that drink … Continue reading An Easy Fix for Your Tiki Drinks: Tweaking Your Shake