Post #184142 by TikiJosh on Sat, Sep 3, 2005 4:29 PM

On 2005-09-03 10:03, Trader_Rick wrote:

Anyone know where the heck this is/was?

You found one of my holy grails! The Kono Hawaii was in Santa Ana, something along the lines of 5 minutes from where I live. It was closed and no trace of it remains, I believe within the last 10-12 years. The band No Doubt played there in 1992. After that, I've been unable to find any information about it.
I've been after one of the Kono Hawaii mugs ever since I learned it existed. I try to collect mugs that are from places I've been to, or places that used to exist nearby, sort of like a museum that tries to concentrate on local history. ha ha.
Very excellent finds.
I went to a garage sale today and got six vintage mugs for $25. It was hardly a steal, but it was still reasonable, at least I thought so. My favorite are the two from the Mai Kai. Here's a link:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/[email protected]/album?.dir=/d93a
The fellow over on the right, the OMC peanut mug, is from a place called the Samoa House in Encino. I haven't found any info on it yet. I'm going to do a thread search as soon as I'm done posting this.
I got a few unmarked orchids, the moai in the front is from the Kahiki. All in all, not a bad day for me.
Interested in trading for that Kono Hawaii mug? :)