Post #170342 by Swanky on Fri, Jul 8, 2005 8:33 AM

On 2005-07-06 10:33, midnite_tiki wrote:
*The Mai Kai gave it away as part of a trip to Tahiti promotion in the 1970's. *

Really? Wow, been wondering about this mug for a long time. How'd ya get this mystery solved?

We acquired one of the Mai Kai drums a while ago...(heh heh, TikiHula!) We contacted the Mai Kai but got little with that line of inquiry. Someone there remembered the mug (a very long-term employee) but nothing too specific. At first we feared it wasn't Mai Kai (as in Lauderdale) but with that little info we at least felt secure it was some type of Mai Kai (Lauderdale) piece.

I know some people at the Mai Kai. :wink: I got the skinny on the mug from Kern Mattei, second generation Mai Kai General Manager. If he doesn't know, he can call his Dad and answer about any question. He had a clipping from the paper I think that showed the mug and told about the Tahiti trip give away. I don't have all the details exactly, but I think all the finalists got that mug.