The Hawaiian, Long Beach, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

H HotelCharlieEcho Member Joined: Jan 22, 2013 Posts: 49	H HotelCharlieEcho Posted posted on Wed, Feb 8, 2017 4:13 PM A little more for those interested because I have had trouble finding out much about the place: It looks like The Hawaiian opened for business on Thursday, July 28, 1955. If you have an account with newspapers.com or newspaperarchive.com (I think both offer free trials), take a look at Page 24 of the Long Beach Independent for Tuesday, July 26, 1955 - there's an article entitled "New Hawaii [sic] Restaurant to Open Here Thursday". The article confirms it was owned by Don May, as others have posted in this thread. While I'm not 100% certain, The Hawaiian appears to have closed on Sunday, June 29, 1969. Page 20 of the Long Beach Independent for Friday, June 27, 1969 has a piece entitled "Farewell to the Hawaiian" that says June 29 will be the restaurant's last day.

A little more for those interested because I have had trouble finding out much about the place:

It looks like The Hawaiian opened for business on Thursday, July 28, 1955. If you have an account with newspapers.com or newspaperarchive.com (I think both offer free trials), take a look at Page 24 of the Long Beach Independent for Tuesday, July 26, 1955 - there's an article entitled "New Hawaii [sic] Restaurant to Open Here Thursday". The article confirms it was owned by Don May, as others have posted in this thread.

While I'm not 100% certain, The Hawaiian appears to have closed on Sunday, June 29, 1969. Page 20 of the Long Beach Independent for Friday, June 27, 1969 has a piece entitled "Farewell to the Hawaiian" that says June 29 will be the restaurant's last day.

Post #772807 by HotelCharlieEcho on Wed, Feb 8, 2017 4:13 PM