Tiki’s Grill & Bar

Hawaiian Music Coconut Club Sunset This was a private party hosted in the Coconut Club with sunset and ocean views 21 floors above Waikiki Beach. Sonny Kapu group was the Hawaiian entertainment.

This was a 50 year anniversary party with a vow renewal. The conch shell blowing can be heard calling this special event to a start. Four (6 foot) tables were used to create the layout for this party. Teal table clothes and gold charger plates, tea lights and fresh orchids, rope lighting were part of the extra decor package ordered. Coconut Club, Tiki's Grill & Bar, Waikiki, Wedding, Hawaiian Music, Sonny Kapu, Video, Beach, Ocean Views, Sunset, Large Party

Pancho,

I cannot thank you enough for the wonderful time that we had at Tikis. Our guests enjoyed the food and the atmosphere.
We had a great afternoon / early evening catching up with our out of town guests. It was a memorable event for all of us.

Nobuyo and I thank you for your thoughtful wishes.

Mahalo,

Dean and Nobuyo

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Party hosted in the ocean room at Tiki's Grill & Bar - Pupu Menu

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.

 

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.  ~Mark Twain

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk.  If you twist it into something it was never meant to be, it can make you a doormat or an insufferable manipulator.  Forgiving seems almost unnatural.  Our sense of fairness tells us people should pay for the wrong they do.  But forgiving is love's power to break nature's rule.  ~Lewis B. Smedes

"If you respect others and do not drop in on other surfers, you will probably have a good day.  A smile and friendly attitude go a long way.  When you go, paddle out humble and leave humble." - Aloha Surf Guide 

 

"Don't drop in on or snake your fellow surfer.  In other words, do not catch a wave once another surfer has claimed it by being in a deeper or more effective position at takeoff." -Surfline Surfology

 

This "common knowledge" amongst the surfing community can be applied to many other things in life, i.e. relationships and women, businesses and competition, or simply standing in line waiting for something.  It's about courtesy, kindness,and respect.

Michael, Tiare &  the Tiki's Event Team got this wonderful handwritten thank you note from Josh & Annalise.  The Seattle couple had planned their dream destination wedding back in February. Having a intimate wedding reception of 25 guests, on the Ocean Room Lanai.

For this setup Tiki's closed the Ocean Room lanai doors and built a long table, allowing space on the ocean side of the lanai for two cocktail tables for relaxing before sitting down for dinner.  We set the dinner table with white linen and the bride bought in her own custom color table runner and napkins. Glass vases filled with sand, shells, and a candle also decorated the wedding party's table.

They choose these items from the Grand Tiki Buffet:  Kohala Mountain Green Salad, Fried Rice, Mixed Steamed Vegetables, Mac Nut Crusted Mahimahi, Shrimp Penne Pasta and Guava Glazed BBQ Ribs.

Old legends warn that traveling with pork over the Pali Highway, the main roadway between Honolulu and Kaneohe, is highly taboo. Pork allegedly attracts agitated spirits and upsets the relationship between the fire god Pele and pig god Kamapuaa.

Those who ignore the legend and carry any pork product in their car may risk encountering car trouble or an accident. Because pork is a kinolau (form) of the pig god, the car trouble is said to be Pele’s way of keeping Kamapuaa from traveling within her domain. Many Oahu residents still follow this guideline today.

If you encounter any truth to this myth, try tossing out the meat and see if your situation improves. For those who can’t avoid the pork transportation, folklorists recommend tying a fresh green ti leaf, bamboo, or banana leaf around the package for protection.

"God forbid that you ever have to walk a mile in his shoes, then you might really know what it's like to sing the blues..."

 

From a Buddhist Monk:  

Would you get upset at a small tree in the forest for not being tall and straight like some of the other? This is silly. Don’t judge other people.

Matthew 7:1-5

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

John 8:7 

And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Romans 14:1-13

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. ...

 

[PureInsight.org] In Sakyamuni’s time, there was a disciple of Sakyamuni whose appearance was ugly. Even though he cultivated really well, he was looked down upon by the other monks due to his not so good looking appearance. One day this ugly looking monk went to Sakyamuni’s lecturing place to listen to Sakyamuni teaching Fa.

When many monks saw him coming from far away, some disciples who were already at the lecturing place started to feel contempt and even aversion towards him. The Buddha quickly sensed these disciples’ feelings. Sakyamuni then told his disciples: “You all saw that monk who came here and his appearance is very ugly. No one wanted to look at him. His ugly face made you feel like looking down on him. Is this true?” The disciples all answered to their master: “Yes.”

Sakyamuni then told his disiples: “You should not have thoughts of contempt towards that monk. Why? Because he has already eliminated all kinds of attachments, with nothing left.... All of his heart is kind and his mind is free of pursuit. You can’t carelessly guess about others. Only a Tathagata is capable of inferring others.” Then Sakyamuni continued to tell his disciples: “Don’t just look at one’s appearance and then dislike that person.”

After reading this story, I thought that we really should not judge a person by his/her looks. In the mean time, I personally have the following thoughts: we have good feelings towards people who are handsome, and we want to look at them several times; whereas, for those who are not pretty, we do not like to look at them that many times. Isn’t it that we are short of compassion and can’t treat all sentient beings the same? In addition, using appearance to judge a person suggests that we only evaluate a person from the surface and don’t care about the person’s morality or heart. Isn’t it that the desire of lust is hidden somewhere?

Originally published on June 13, 2009

Translated from: http://www.zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2009/6/13/60053.html

I just wanted to let you know how excellent your service is.  I do not throw this around lightly because I have been in the restaurant business for about ten years, and I am extremelly picky as to the quality of service that I get at restaurants.  I also noticed that in Hawaii, customer service was not at the top of wait person's list, because they figured most of the patrons were only there for vacation and they would not see them again.  We went to more expensive restaurants in Hawaii, and they did not treat us half as well as you.  From your hostesses, the moment we walked in greeted us with warm and genuine smiles.  The server was extremelly professional and was there when we needed him but let us have our dinner too.  Your manager on duty sent over champagne when we got engaged at your restaurant and dessert.  Those are things that we both appreciated so much, but especially me.  I want to tell you that ever since we got back from our vacation, I have not stopped gushing about your restaurant, and I know that you know how important word of mouth is.  I have extremelly fond memories and if I ever visit Hawaii again I really want you to know that I will be back to patronize your great restaurant.  Keep hiring those friendly hostesses, because you sure know how to pick them!  I could not have asked for better memories of that night, and you were a big reason why.  Once again thank you.

Sincerely,
(Named removed for sender's privacy)

P.S.  The drinks were excellent too!