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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Mystery of the Fiji Room
I had never heard of the Fiji dining room at the Mai-Kai. No one I talked to ever mentioned it.
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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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2018 Molokai Bar 60th Anniversary
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
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
“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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Swanky’s Tiki Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha is a worldwide series of presentation all with the same format: 20 images which each displaying for 20
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Support Our Research – Become a Patron
On Don the Beachcomber’s birthday, we are launching a Patreon campaign whereby you can help us in our efforts to
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#TBT Mai-Kai The Matchbooks
Matchbooks are probably the most economical way to get into collecting. Matchbooks are generally small, cheap and inexpensive to mail.
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