Post #249 by Kailuageoff on Sun, Mar 31, 2002 3:52 PM

I just got back from a hectic (spring break) weekend at the Hawaiian Inn in Daytona Beach. Here's what I found out... Teauila's hula show has upgraded the show room with new light fixtures, an improved bar, and more wall decorations. The also have a new drink menu with many of our favotites listed. Bigbrotiki will want to know the place is full of Witco decorations, some I had not seen before that might have been in storage.
Now some history courtesy of Frank the bartender. The Hawaiian Inn was owned by a man named Cohen in the 60's. He may have built it. Then he sold it to a guy named Dodd who ran it until he died two years ago.
The original owners had a luau and show and came up with the mugs and tiki logo. Mr. Dodd didn't care as much for the show and thought running the bar was "a pain in the ass"; especially because the original Hawaiian show group used to live at the hotel and were always staying up late partying and annoying the guests.
Teauila's show took over after the first group was fired. This was in the late 70's or early 80's. Teauila's show was closed in the mid-90's and moved to another hotel in Daytona (not sure which one). The show came back last year when the hotel was sold by Dodd's son and re-developed into a condo-hotel. For now, Frank wants to know where they can get some inexpensive volcano bowls? They might also be interested in placing a tiki mug order, if one of our mug manufacturing members can work with them. Just let me know and I'll carry the word.