Post #216301 by kaha kii on Tue, Feb 21, 2006 12:16 PM

Aloha TC Ohana!
Well, Im new here on TC (signed up in december) and Ive spent most of my time here on TC in the creating tiki threads...Funny thing is, The wife and I just happen to hit the Royal Hawaiian on saturday night for dinner. Well, with the wait being a bit longer than normal I knew something was up in the main dining room (birthday party or something...) So, we sat in the small room next to the bar to kaukau and could hear the music and such but it wasnt until we went to leave (after some ono kine grinds and a few lapu's!)that I realized it was a Tiki Central shindig...Some bruddah approached me at the front counter and offered to sell me a "last hurrah" mug...He tried to explain who he was and who all the people were enjoying the night but it was loud and crowded and I missed most of what he was saying...But! I did buy the mug and Im stoked I was at least there for a bit of the "last Hurrah"...Ive been going to the RH since my parents divorced and we came over from Hawaii (since I was a keiki) and Im so depressed and sad it might not last past june...Being a former Lagtown local makes it tough too...Laguna beach is changing dramatically and it seems the more BMW's, Lexus and mercedes that cruise PCH, the more the "old" laguna is dying...

Anyway, since saturday night Ive been keeping up on this thread and I wont miss the next bash thrown by the TC ohana fo'shua! Wish I could have met you all that night and joined in on the fun!

And Big Mahaloz to the bruddah who sold me the mug! The RH holds a special place in my heart and I feel lucky to be a part of that night (even if I was on the fringe!)

Malama Pono!!!