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History & Mystery of The Iconic Tiki Restaurant

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2018 Molokai Bar 60th Anniversary

May 7, 2018 swanky 1 Comment hukilau, molokai bar

Reserve your place for my presentation at the Hukilau HERE. We all know today’s Molokai Bar with it’s nautical theme

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Polynesian Pop-In at The Hukilau

April 19, 2018 swanky 0 Comments

Join Swanky for an afternoon of Mai-Kai history with ephemera, images, video, Mai-Kai veterans and stories free at The Hukilau!

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Derby Daiquiri Ads

March 29, 2018 swanky 0 Comments derby daiquri, rum, rums of puerto rico

“The $100,000 drink” managed a bit of advertisement amazingness by having the Mai-Kai mentioned in the ads by Rums of

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#TBT Mai-Kai The Matchbooks

February 8, 2018 swanky 0 Comments

Matchbooks are probably the most economical way to get into collecting. Matchbooks are generally small, cheap and inexpensive to mail.

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#TBT 1958-59 The Okole Maluna Society

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 swanky 5 Comments

This short lived idea to reward the regulars and promote camaraderie was another crazy brain-child of the Mai-Kai managers and

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#TBT 1959 Mai-Kai Entrance and Drink Menu

January 25, 2018 swanky 0 Comments

A couple on their honeymoon in 1959 came to the Mai-Kai. They revisited a few years ago and gave the

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Mariano Licudine – “The Houdini of the Liquids”

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 swanky 11 Comments cokctails, filipino, florida, fort lauderdale, Mai-Kai, mariano licudine, mixologist, tiki

Mariano Licudine didn’t get the coverage I wanted in the book. I just was too pressed for time. I hope

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Mai-Kai Shirt From 1959

March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 swanky 0 Comments aloha, shirt, tiki, vintage

I have talked to many people who worked at the Mai-Kai over the years. When asked about the old uniforms,

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Donna – Happy Talk January 1963

December 1, 2016 swanky 0 Comments calendar, Mai-Kai, pimms, tiki

The Mai-Kai created the Happy Talk newsletter to send out to the snowbirds back home to help keep them in

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The History, Mystery and Community of Tiki Bar Loyalty Clubs

August 27, 2016 swanky 1 Comment Mai-Kai, okole maluna, tales of the cocktail, tiki

A nice article on Tales of the Cocktail about drinking clubs at Tiki establishments. There is a chapter in my

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