Which Bars Have Tiki Torches? - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Sun, Jan 27, 2008 8:26 AM 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. But isn't that what Polynesian Pop is all about? True, it is difficult to emulate a South Seas paradise when one is in Hawaii - as such would be the baseline. Nevertheless, given the one time lack of Tiki bars in Hawaii - lamented in the TRT and TRT II, Hawaii should get credit for maintaining their Tiki torches. After all, it would not take much more than a civic vision for Santa Monica's Ocean Blvd., or Santa Barbara's State Street to have them as well considering both also are warm weather tourist destinations.

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.

But isn't that what Polynesian Pop is all about? True, it is difficult to emulate a South Seas paradise when one is in Hawaii - as such would be the baseline. Nevertheless, given the one time lack of Tiki bars in Hawaii - lamented in the TRT and TRT II, Hawaii should get credit for maintaining their Tiki torches.

After all, it would not take much more than a civic vision for Santa Monica's Ocean Blvd., or Santa Barbara's State Street to have them as well considering both also are warm weather tourist destinations.

Post #357436 by christiki295 on Sun, Jan 27, 2008 8:26 AM