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1962 Bunny Yeager Nude Photos of Chris Darling
Bunny Yeager was an asset to the Mai-Kai. Many of the girls who worked in the Molokai Bar were also
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Leonce Picot 1932-2018
Leonce Picot 1932 – 2018 When I began researching the Mai-Kai book in earnest, the first person I tracked down
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Herb Kane and Bob Van Dorpe
First general manager of the Mai-Kai Bob Van Dorpe was friends with Herb Kane since their time together at the
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Remembering the Surfboard Bar
The original bar at the Mai-Kai was not the Molokai Bar, but the Surfboard Bar. It was made from real,
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Happy Talk Winter 1967
Girl of the month was none other than Carol Sparkman, who was good friends with Johnny Carson and was on
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Polynesian Pop-In at The Hukilau
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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#TBT 1958-59 The Okole Maluna Society
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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Mariano Licudine – “The Houdini of the Liquids”
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
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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