Mai-Kai: History and Mystery Book – Page 4 – History & Mystery of The Iconic Tiki Restaurant

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

On Don the Beachcomber’s birthday, we are launching a Patreon campaign whereby you can help us in our efforts to

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

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

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

During the west coast book tour, and actually during Tiki Oasis, I stepped away for an hour with Adrian “Polynesian

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

It’s happening again… I’ll be touring the west coast starting August 5th in Tacoma and ending August 13th in Palm

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

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