Waikikian's Tiki Tower to be demolished - General Tiki

N naugatiki Tiki Socialite Port Angeles, Wa Joined: Jan 02, 2004 Posts: 882	N naugatiki Posted posted on Wed, Mar 2, 2005 4:32 PM I got a kick out of all the rumors that happened months before that place closed. Someone at the front desk said it had no plans to close, ( I worked at a local sign company at the time and they ordered lobby signage a month until closing). Another said it was going to be bought up by the Japanese and turned into a mall with the Tahitian Lanai modernized (I’m glad that never happened). I won’t soon forget the endless auction where everything and the kitchen sink was sold with the tiki items getting all the attention. The editorial on the article went into how that place was too cramped in that area of Waikiki but once you hit the tiki gardens it was like entering another world. It’s nice that people are still waxing nostalgically there years later.

I got a kick out of all the rumors that happened months before that place closed. Someone at the front desk said it had no plans to close, ( I worked at a local sign company at the time and they ordered lobby signage a month until closing). Another said it was going to be bought up by the Japanese and turned into a mall with the Tahitian Lanai modernized (I’m glad that never happened).

I won’t soon forget the endless auction where everything and the kitchen sink was sold with the tiki items getting all the attention. The editorial on the article went into how that place was too cramped in that area of Waikiki but once you hit the tiki gardens it was like entering another world. It’s nice that people are still waxing nostalgically there years later.

Post #144260 by naugatiki on Wed, Mar 2, 2005 4:32 PM