Post #451119 by TabooDan on Fri, May 1, 2009 6:25 PM

Hawaiian Village had Live music and or Hula Dancers on Friday and Saturdays and I know that in the late 1980's, Paul Tavai-Latta, a well-known Hawaiian Dance Instructor and performer, did the entertainment and dancing. He still has a school of Hawaiian Dance today and are featured in competions around the world.

This following scan is of how their advertisements looked when they first opened. This Ad dates from 1980:

Here is the only cool Ad I have ever been able to find for the Hawaiian Village that actually has some half decent artwork. This one dates from 1989:

Here is a scan (sorry for the quality right now) of the matchbook showing the dining area:

I have shown this before here on TC but as of right now, these are the only shots of the inside that I have so far. I am trying to get more information and get it all here in one place.

Here is one of the private dining Huts that was mentioned in last post:

Sorry about these scans. I don't want to loose too much clarity. I will see what I can do. This picture is from the other side of the matchbook.
Here you can see the booth area surrounded by bamboo, Witco style mask but I think it is a Orchid of Hawaii mask, and the waitress doing a delivery of two Orchid of Hawaii Hula Dancer mugs with some cool round paper fan drink decorations. It also features a drawing of a Village with thatched roofs, water, and palm trees.

I have had trouble locating the owners but I have recently been given a hot lead so I am still working on that one.

More to come.
Mahalo, TabooDan

[ Edited by: TabooDan 2009-05-01 19:22 ]