Dates in Tiki History

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 ]

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

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

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

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 ]

BIG BRO'S birthday?

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

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

I have had a few dates in Tiki History!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

When you hurry through life, you just get to the end faster.
Pirate Ship Tree House

[ Edited by: maddogmike 2015-12-14 14:58 ]