Kona Coast, 1968 film - General Tiki

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Fri, Jul 4, 2014 7:44 PM I just watched this film, and it is terrible, and it is wonderful. Filmed on location in Honolulu and Kailua-Kona. It has so many out-of-this-world late-'60s aloha fashions and hair. It has a swinging tiki bar (without much in the way of any actual tiki), and a cruddy luau (which has one excellent Marquesan tiki). I've shared an album of 44 screenshots from the movie on Facebook, take a look: Kona Coast screenshots The tiki bar wasn't just a set, as is often the case, but was a filmed in an actual oceanfront bar in Kailua-Kona. The theming could well have been added for the film, though. From looking at the spot on Google Street View, it looks like it's a vacant lot today. Anyone who is familiar with the history of Kailua's main drag able to weigh in?

I just watched this film, and it is terrible, and it is wonderful. Filmed on location in Honolulu and Kailua-Kona. It has so many out-of-this-world late-'60s aloha fashions and hair. It has a swinging tiki bar (without much in the way of any actual tiki), and a cruddy luau (which has one excellent Marquesan tiki).

I've shared an album of 44 screenshots from the movie on Facebook, take a look:
Kona Coast screenshots

The tiki bar wasn't just a set, as is often the case, but was a filmed in an actual oceanfront bar in Kailua-Kona. The theming could well have been added for the film, though. From looking at the spot on Google Street View, it looks like it's a vacant lot today. Anyone who is familiar with the history of Kailua's main drag able to weigh in?

Post #721718 by Humuhumu on Fri, Jul 4, 2014 7:44 PM