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Post #719436 by Phillip Roberts on Fri, Jun 6, 2014 1:25 PM

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Did that provide the spark for Trader Vic's Menehune?

The Edgewater Hotel in Hawaii opened in 1951. Pretty sure Vic was using the Menehune before that.

Royal Hawaiian drink card from DC's collection of the High-talking chief menehune.

Here's the thread on the statue on the Royal Hawaiian Statue


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[ Edited by: Phillip roberts 2014-06-06 16:38 ]