Tiki history question: when did Orchids of Hawaii start their cookie-cutter restaurant trade? - General Tiki

T tikiskip Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Nov 26, 2005 Posts: 5993	T tikiskip Posted posted on Sun, Dec 28, 2014 3:20 PM Well the kahiki lights I have are just like the ones you have and since the Kahiki first opened in 1961 that would give a date as early as 1960 if these are first gen Kahiki lights. Will need to look at the few old photos I have and see if it looks like I can see these lights in what I know to be early photos. Maybe Umeone could ask her dad if he remembers going to Orchids of Hawaii for lighting. You could pm her to ask Bill, he would be the one to ask and could at least narrow the time frame down some. Odd that you don't hear of or see more photos of these tiki places from days of old. Too bad. Good luck!!

Well the kahiki lights I have are just like the ones you have and since the Kahiki first opened in
1961 that would give a date as early as 1960 if these are first gen Kahiki lights.
Will need to look at the few old photos I have and see if it looks like I can see these lights
in what I know to be early photos.

Maybe Umeone could ask her dad if he remembers going to Orchids of Hawaii for lighting.
You could pm her to ask Bill, he would be the one to ask and could at least narrow the time frame
down some.

Odd that you don't hear of or see more photos of these tiki places from days of old.
Too bad.

Good luck!!

Post #733868 by tikiskip on Sun, Dec 28, 2014 3:20 PM