Post #358631 by Chip and Andy on Fri, Feb 1, 2008 7:44 PM

There are no plans to re-thatch the roof in the near future. There is still a lot of repair work to be done to the roof, most of it on the outside.

The hope is that the thatch will be back in place by Hukilau, but most of the people in the area that do that kind of work are on Island Time so June may actually be August, or November.....

I would like to remind everyone that the original plan and presentation of the Mai-Kai only included thatch on part of the roof. The area over the indoor gardens was left open to let in light for the gardens. Swanky has some great post cards and photos of the Mai Kai here and you can see the original roof line.

As much as we all would love to see the roof thatched again, this is South Florida and there is occasionally a hurricane, and thatch roofs and hurricanes don't play well together. I like the roof without the thatch for just that reason, I think it just needs a good coat of paint. I am probably in the minority with that opinion.....