Post #622313 by TikiTomD on Tue, Jan 24, 2012 3:50 PM

On 2012-01-23 12:24, WestADad wrote:

On 2012-01-23 11:58, Dustycajun wrote:

Swanky, do you know who long he stayed at the Mai Kai?

DC

1980?

http://beachbumberry.com/2009/01/08/2008-the-year-in-rum/

" The last of the palatial Polynesian supper clubs, the Mai-Kai is a faux-Polynesian wonderland, perfectly preserved since its opening day in 1956. From that day to 1980, the head bartender was a rum connoisseur named Mariano Licudine."

During Hukilau 2011, I had a chance to spend some time with Ron Licudine, Mariano's son, posting about my experience here. According to Ron, his Dad retired from the Mai-Kai in 1979, passing away in 1980.

SSDI and related genealogical records indicate that Mariano Licudine was born in Mindanao, Philippines on August 12, 1907. He died at Pompano Beach, Florida in November of 1980 at age 73.

Excerpted from a Mai-Kai historic timeline I started while collaborating with Swanky, TC's own Mai-Kai historian extraordinaire...

-Tom

Note: Timeline edited to incorporate GatorRob feedback.

[ Edited by: TikiTomD 2012-01-25 06:09 ]