Post #794895 by tikiskip on Fri, May 3, 2019 12:33 PM

Har!, I never know if that is Good, or Skip yer full o crap.:)

I know that some think it's a bit over dramatic about a bar décor style.

BUT when the Kahiki was at it's end you would hear that it was dirty and some people did not know why one would want to save it.
Go to the Yelp site for the Mai Kai and you will see some locals that say it is a tourist trap and dirty / not good.
So it has already started to happen, the change in what a good tiki bar is.

I really do think that Hukilau saved the Mai Kai.

But we are talking about your homes and or businesses so do as you wish.

Do think of this new tiki bar, How many tiki lite bars have made it?
Tiki lite did not work for Trader Vic's, it also did not work for Tai's tiki here in town I'm sure there are others but you get the idea.

There's no passion, there's no lasting interest, most of the tiki lite bars go out in about one year after everybody has gone to them once or twice.

Would you be mad if a Party City went out in your town?
Party City might get more and better tiki someday would that make you like them hoping Party City will get better?

I don't mind an off tiki thing here or there and the monkey fez thing is ok, but a bar full of cartoon monkeys would not be tiki to me.

One big reason you see so many cartoon Monkeys with fez on them is DISNEY, they promote them, they sell them, and it is an easy sell as Monkeys with a fez on are PG 13.

You won't see a tiki with a big ol wanger hangin out on the shelf at the Disney store.