Post #428751 by Mo-Eye on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 2:52 PM

Bigbro is correct. The islands have always lacked in the tiki cultural, and still do to this day.

In these days, it is just too expensive for most restaurants / bars to offer mugs. There is really no one distributing mugs in Hawaii on a larger scale, so if you want to offer a mug at your bar, the only real choice is Tiki Farm. The reality of the situation now is when you make a mug in China, ship it to a CA warehouse, then back to Hawaii, it is just too expensive to work.

That being said here is what I know:

Cheeseburger in Paradise, Waikiki, did have a signature Tiki Farm mug. I bought a few about a year ago. I don't think they have them any more, but you might want to check.

Da Big Kahuna, Waikiki, also had a signature mug from Tiki Farm, about a year ago. I also don't think they have them anymore. They were horrible at selling/promoting them. Most of the people that worked there didn't even know that they had them, and it took me multiple tries to get one.

As far as I know, our only real tiki bar is the only one that offers a mug currently - La Mariana.
La Mariana now has 2 different mugs and 2 shot glasses. They are made from Petro molds, and have the name on the back. The neat thing is that they are being made by one of the waitresses there, so I think that may classify them as having the only tiki bar with a mug made by one of the staff? I have a few and can post some pics later.

The Thor Stor, Waikiki, still sells their 3 Thor mugs. However, they have never pursued selling much wholesale, and have dropped the ball on the whole mug thing. I know that they will no be producing anymore in the future.

On Maui, there is a newer bar in Lahaina, I think its called the Mai Tai Bar, that was serving their drinks in the newer dynasty 3 faced buckets. Not sure if they still do.

That is pretty much all I can think of.

Honestly, if you want a really good tiki mug to take home, hook up with Gecko while you're out here. He will gladly invite you over to see his house/studio - have a drink with him, then go shopping!