Post #705908 by ickytiki on Mon, Jan 27, 2014 4:38 PM

Aloha!

I'm still searching to locate Harry Yee and possibly document his 15 original cocktails. I just called the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikik Beach Resort and got transferred to the Ocean View Terrace where Yee worked for 30 years. I talked with a bartender named Benson. I asked if the hotel had any information on Harry's recipes. I was told that he would ask around and that he would call me back with any information.

I also tried to locate anybody named Harry K. Yee that would be in their mid-nineties. The article that Rick Carroll wrote was in 1998 and it stated that Harry Yee was 78. I'm not having much luck with my search and I'm doubting that he would still be alive at that age.

The article also stated that he retired and went back to school as the principal of Honolulu's Bartender Training Institute. I also tried to find information on the institute and am coming up empty. Does it still exist? has the name of the institute changed?

And finally, I'm trying to locate the author of the article: Rick Carroll. I'm also hitting a dead end with trying to reach him as well.

So, if anybody has any information that could lead to getting a hold of Harry Yee or his original recipes, please chime in. I still believe it's very important to save his legacy and drink recipes so that everybody can still enjoy his wonderful creations.

Cheers!