I went though This Day in Tiki History to look for any anniversaries in five-year increments as inspiration for my swap piece. Here are a few that I found, if others, like I, desire more theme than just "tiki" (even though I still haven't decided on anything yet):
PLACES: MISC
2018 Inferno Room opens
2018 Omni Hut closes
2013 Ventiki open
2013 Three Dots and a Dash opens
2008 Frankie's Tiki Room opens
1963 Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room opens
1963 Polynesian Cultural Center opens
1953 Beverly Hills Luau opens
PLACES: DON THE BEACHCOMBER
2018 Don the Beachcomber Huntington Beach closes
1953 Don the Beachcomber Palm Springs opens
1933 Don's Beachcomber Café opens
PLACES: TRADER VIC'S
1963 Trader Vic's St Louis opens
1958 Trader Vic's NY Savoy opens
PLACES: MAI KAI
2023 Mai Kai (hopefully) reopens
2008 Founder Jack Thornton dies
1958 Molokai Bar opens
MEDIA
1973 Elvis’ Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite broadcast
1968 “Hawaii Five-O” premieres
1963 Final episode of "Hawaiian Eye" airs
1958 "South Pacific" premieres
1958 "Cinerama South Seas Adventure" premieres
MEDIA: GILLIGAN'S ISLAND
1938 Dawn Wells born
1913 Jim Backus born
PEOPLE
2008 Yma Sumac dies
1968 Duke Kahanamoku dies
1953 Edgar Leeteg dies
1933 Arthur Lyman born
1928 August Holland born; dies 1998
1918 Esquivel born
1918 Harry Yee born
1903 Eli Hedley born
1848 Paul Gauguin born; dies 1903
[ Edited by Hamo on 2023-06-17 17:22:34 ]
