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Dates in Tiki History

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Swanky posted on Sat, Feb 4, 2006 3:46 PM

I am working on a new project and looking for dates in Poly Pop and some actual Polynesian history. Like:

December 26th, 1956 - Mai Kai Fort Lauderdale opens.
August 26th, 2000 - Kahiki, Columbus, OH closed.
December 10th, 1902 - Victor "Trader Vic" Bergeron's birthday
????, 1944 - Trader Vic's invents his Mai Tai
October 11th, 1984 - Trader Vic dies
February 22nd, 1906 - Donn "the Beachcomber" Beach's birthday
December 5, 1933 - Don the Beachcomber opens the first tiki bar.
June 7th, 1989 - Donn Beach dies
April 10th, 1911 - Martin Denny's birthday
March 2nd, 2005 - Martin Denny dies
??? 1961 - Tiki Ti opens
June 23rd, 1963 - Enchanted Tiki Room opens
August 21, 1959 - Hawaii becomes US state
????, 2001 - "Book of Tiki" Published
April, 1959 - MArtin Denny's "Quiet Village" released.
March 14, 1922 - Les Baxter born
January 15th, 1996 - Les Baxter dies
February 2, 1933 - Arthur Lyman born in Kauai
February 24, 2004 - Arthur Lyman dies in Honolulu
November 27th, 1935 - The Tropics, Beverly Hills opens

Please post what you know.



Swank Blather
- Talkin' atcha

[ Edited by: Swanky 2006-11-20 12:02 ]

[ Edited by: swanky 2006-12-16 21:13 ]

T

The last night party for the kahiki was 8/26/2000. I think that they were open on the 25th as well.

TR

1st International Tiki Day 8-9-03(?) created by Tiki Bong

L

The Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland opened on June 23rd, 1963.

M
mbonga posted on Sun, Feb 5, 2006 9:55 AM

August 21, 1959: Hawaii became a state of the USA--for good or bad :)
http://www.hawaiischoolreports.com/history/statehood.htm

April 5, 1722 (Easter Sunday): Easter Island discovered by Jacob Roggeveen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Roggeveen

[ Edited by: mbonga 2006-02-05 10:03 ]

TD

BIG BRO'S birthday?

T

The year for Trader Vic's birthday was 1902..

P

First issue of Tiki News?
First performance of King Kukulele?

M

I have had a few dates in Tiki History!

C

December 5, 1933 Don the Beachcomber opens the first tiki bar.

1944 Trader Vic makes his first Mai Tai

1960 Tiki Ti opens it's doors.

T

Hey Swanky I have just put up a revamped timeline
on my Kahiki thread.
It has lots of new stuff, All the little things I have
picked up over the years added to it.
Go to end of page.
If you are one of the many people out there "writing a book"
on the Kahiki out there this page would help.
My wife wants me to write the book, but heck I can't spell
or form sentences.
Maybe a coloring book, yes I will write the Kahiki coloring book.
That would be cool I could do book signings.
Romper stomper bomper boo, this Kahiki book is just for you, signed Tikiskip.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=18136&forum=5&start=360

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porco posted on Fri, Sep 7, 2012 12:56 PM

a possible date on the original founding of the "tiki torch corp." in torrence, ca?

P
porco posted on Fri, Sep 7, 2012 1:17 PM

1958, stephen crane forges a deal with sheraton hotels to open the "kon tiki" and "ports o' call" chains.

P
porco posted on Fri, Sep 7, 2012 1:24 PM

western international trading company (witco) founding/operational dates.

W

How about the date the International Marketplace opened?

Some other influential dates in Tiki culture history
Capt James Cook arrives in Hawaii 1/18/1778
Kon Tiki sails from Peru 4/28/1947
Kon Tiki arrives in Tuamotu Islands 8/7/1947
V-J Day 8/15/1945
Duke Kahanamoku born 8/24/1890
Sven Kristen born 8/27/1955
Attack on Pearl Harbor 12/7/1941


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