Post #356752 by tikiyaki on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 3:24 PM

On 2008-01-23 14:49, bigbrotiki wrote:
The Hawaiian Islands don't count, they always had and always will have plenty Tiki torches, it's a tourist icon. The mainland phased them out when Tiki culture waned: Why deal with the gas costs and fire code when there are no customers anyway?...which makes them so rare and notable here nowadays.

Actually, come to think of it, the islands always used lots of Tiki torches, and very few Tikis, while the mainland had lots of Tikis, and quite a few torches, too. For the Hawaiian establishments, torches are as atmospheric as Tikis but not as difficult p.c.-wise. :)

Sven, you'd be surprised how many Tikis you see when you are ain certain parts of the island...Waikiki especially, and definitely KONA. LOTS of tiki in those 2 places.

On the other hand, Hilo (on the Big island) has little or no Tikis OR Tiki torches.....coincidentally, there's alot more people with Hawaiian ancestry living there...ie: less haoles.