Buy your friend a drink - Online! Instantly! - for only $1!

 The first of every month is "Buy your friend a Drink day" at Tiki's. Go online and you can purchase drink vouchers for your buddies! Each voucher costs only $1.00, but is worth up to $8.00! What's best is that your buddy can use the voucher anytime! He receives it by email and comes to Tiki's at his convenience.  You don't even have to be with him!  This certificate is good for one cocktail/beer/wine at Tiki's Grill & Bar. Up to a value of $8. Cannot be redeemed for cash. One certificate/voucher per person per day.

     Did you lose a bet last football season?  Do you miss hanging out with the guys?  Was there a special occasion that you wanted to celebrate? Maybe you know someone who needs attention.  Your friend will receive their voucher by email with your personal message, that they can redeem anytime.  But hurry!  This deal is only available for purchase on the first of the month!

Clouds have rolled in, but it's still nice in Waikiki. Vaihi takes the stage at 6pm, and we're looking to have a great evening!

Vaihi (Vai-Hee) - 1. Water Spings Forth 2. Surfacing, to Emerge 3. Tahitian for "Hawaii" We are four local Hawaiian country boys who have begun our quest to sing and entertain over 12 years ago out of a small garage in La'ie. From our humble first gig (one microphone, one amplifier, BBQ at the Temple View Apartments in La'ie) to the present, we have continually tried our best to bring a little bit of the backyard flavor to everyone in ear shot. We have been lucky, thankful, and blessed to have had the opportunites that have come our way. Without the unconditional love of our familes, friends, and devoted fans, we would never have been able to do any of this. We have definitely come a long way, have a long way to go, and much to learn. Along with recording original music, appearing on several compilation CDs here and in Japan, traveling, and entertaining, we have been expanding into other special projects to come, as well as studio recording and production as "VAIHI Entertainment". Here is a little something about us...enjoy!!

Tiki Rule #57 If it causes a rash, stop doing it.

  • Marino M. Regalado Unless it's surfing. Then you figure out a way to minimize the problem.
    February 24 at 10:24am · Like
  • Tiki's Grill & Bar a.k.a. rash guard!
    February 24 at 10:33am · Like ·   1 person
  • Marino M. Regalado So you don't have to stop surfing! LMAO
    February 24 at 10:34am · Like
  • Thomas E Gaupp exception to the rule, if your 5o'clock shadow is discovered to be too rough, finish the job at hand and then shave after makin whoopee
    February 24 at 12:08pm · Like
  • Sharon Launtz bwa hahahahahaha
    February 24 at 2:29pm · Like

Tiki Rule #358 Leave rocks on the 'aina.

    • Sharon Launtz I'm definitely NOT challenging Rule # 358, but do ya think there's some truth to that story?
      February 22 at 4:51am · Like
    • Paul Bauer 
      ‎@ Sharon... Aloha.. I for years was a Captain for Captain Zodiac on Kauai, once a week I or another would do the rock drop off, at least 50lbs. We would read the letters that came with the rocks, anything from loosing a job, a husband a wife, worst yet was the death letters. We would take the rocks with the letters to a Heiau on the Na Pali Coast wrap them in Ti leaves and say a prayer for the family. The Stories are true in Hawaii. Don't take Pele's children from her or something bad will happen, just like sea shells.. don't take em, they are there cause the person b4 did not pick em.... Share The Spirit Of Aloha.... It's Free... Aloha hui ho...
      February 22 at 3:49pm · Like

Childhood memories spurred 'Tiki' - Hawaii Features - Staradvertiser.com

Childhood memories spurred 'Tiki'

bburlingame@staradvertiser.com"> By Burl Burlingame

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 12, 2010

 

Five questions for "Waikiki Tiki" author Phillip "Slash" Roberts, collector of antique aloha shirts and connoisseur of exotic music.

Question: How came you under the influence of tikis and "tiki" culture?

Answer: Memories are what "Waikiki Tiki — Art, History and Photographs" is all about. I remember my grandmother and uncle loved the "tiki bar" experience, and as a child I was always going with them to Trader Vic's and the Tonga Room in San Francisco. I came to Hawaii often on vacation and frequented Canlis and the Tahitian Lanai restaurants. I wish I'd taken photographs then. When I moved here, I started to document what I saw before it disappeared.

Q: What are the roots in Pacific culture to make a good tiki?

A: "Tiki" is a decorative item that pays homage to a particular element of life in the Pacific. Conceptually, it is very different from the sacred items housed at Bishop Museum, for example. It's a question of mana and ritual. Kii have it, while tiki have a different kind of mana, one primarily of artistic expression. This fantastic art found throughout Waikiki and beyond is based on the objects of many cultures — reminders of a less complex time and place.

Q: How about the connection to lounge music and exotic culture, particularly since the war?

A: The World War II campaigns were brutal, and the generation involved was seeking escape from the pressures of the war itself, complicated by the atomic age. It was into this dynamic that "Don the Beachcomber," Donn Beach, brought his grass hut restaurants to Hawaii in 1946. By the time of mass air travel to the islands, vast tiki palaces were thriving here and on the mainland. Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Augie Colon and Don Ho are the cornerstones of "exotica" — a stylized jazz-lounge music movement that combined with lush settings like the Shell Bar at the Hawaiian Village to provide the exact experience that the tourist, along with the soldier stationed here, was looking for.

Q: What's your background?

A: I have been involved with radio and storytelling since the 1980s. I enjoy travel, writing and photography. I have been to Tahiti, Rapa Nui and New Zealand as well as most of the Hawaiian Islands to enhance my research on tiki and gain a true sense of the importance of the culture and cultural practices in the Pacific. I like a good tropical cocktail.

Q: How did the book come together?

A: My hobby became a passion, and "Waikiki Tiki — Art, History and Photographs" evolved over the years while seeking a publisher. I spoke to everyone — locals, tourists and even cabdrivers and carpet cleaners as I tracked down objects and artifacts involved in their memories. ... I got permission to access to the immense Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo archives. I found and asked questions (by letter) of master carver Edward M. Brownlee (now 81 and living in Oregon). I sought out Dan Cosina of Daga Glassware on Oahu to get his insight. I frequented thrift shops, flea markets, garage sales, antique stores and collector shows, and I purchased items from eBay. I traded with other collectors. I drove through island neighborhoods seeking out tiki. Every rediscovery led to more questions, and I practically lived in the library and museums to bolster my understanding of what I found. I feel that this project has just started as I hope, with the release of my book, items will now come out of hiding with more stories of their pasts.