Kona Inn, Kona, HI (hotel) - Locating Tiki

T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2725	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 7:24 AM On 2009-04-15 21:27, TorchGuy wrote: Kona Inn's current restaurant is very nice. I haven't had the drinks (next time, I'll know better - I wasn't into tiki then). For antique fan nuts, the joint has a bunch of very weathered Snediker & Carr (Casablanca) belt-drive ceiling fans dating to the late 1970s, with some unusual belt layouts. And lots of gas tiki torches, though these are all over Kona. Beware that Uncle Billy's Kona hotel is across the street, meaning after dark the creeps and thieves pop up near there. That's the one bummer about Ali'i Drive. Those sketchy tweakers who hang around. Too bad because Uncle Billy's is a cool piece of Mid Century architecture, but it's a run down sh*tbox of a hotel.

On 2009-04-15 21:27, TorchGuy wrote:
Kona Inn's current restaurant is very nice. I haven't had the drinks (next time, I'll know better - I wasn't into tiki then). For antique fan nuts, the joint has a bunch of very weathered Snediker & Carr (Casablanca) belt-drive ceiling fans dating to the late 1970s, with some unusual belt layouts. And lots of gas tiki torches, though these are all over Kona.

Beware that Uncle Billy's Kona hotel is across the street, meaning after dark the creeps and thieves pop up near there.

That's the one bummer about Ali'i Drive. Those sketchy tweakers who hang around. Too bad because Uncle Billy's is a cool piece of Mid Century architecture, but it's a run down sh*tbox of a hotel.

Post #447439 by tikiyaki on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 7:24 AM