Post #426440 by Chip and Andy on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 9:47 PM

The thatch roof over the Molokai Bar has been completely replaced. New ceiling made from split bamboo (dark, naturally), new thatch (synthetic fire-proof stuff as required by the fire-marshall), no more black plastic! (not the outside roof that you see from the street, that is not going to be re-done. This is the fake roof-line inside of the Molokai over the bar)

Most of the pumps and bits and parts for the rain windows have been replaced so all of the rain-windows are properly presented.

Work has begun on the Valet Roof (only just begun, so nothing to take pictures of yet).

Over 700 new plantings in the inside, outside, and front gardens. New shrubs, new orchids, couple of new palm trees, lots of bromeliads and other tropical vegetative delights.

So far about 40 new concrete tiki's scattered mostly in the outside gardens. Locals have been working on the concrete to make them look like the originals. WPlugger is currently working on some of the detail stuff around the Chinese Ovens.

All of the Gas Torches have been replaced. Now they all look like Bamboo torches. The flames are a bit smaller because they are some new 'efficient' model, but they all work now and all look great!

Now that tourist season is on, the Full 12 page dinner menu is back, Sushi is back (yeah!), and a new shipment of Rum Barrels is ready for your drinking pleasure.

All of the lights and hanging bits in the main dinning room have been dusted off and look fantastic again. The inside gardens are starting to grow lush again because light is coming in since the roof-thatch has been removed.

All of this and more, is just the beginning! When you ask the owner about the work, he just smiles and says "wait till were done."

And by smiles, I mean that evil little grin that says 'you aint seen nothing yet.'