TIKI STORY "Where Tikis & People Meet" - TIKI BLOG

Tiki Story is a unique Tiki blog where we put you directly in contact with master carvers. Our expert Tiki blog writers brings you daily news on Tiki projects, new home decor ideas and simply what's up here on the islands!

Tiki Bars and Restaurants

Critiki - A classic reference for tikiphiles

Tiki Bar Review Pages - Drink here first!

CLASSICS

Bali Hai - Shelter Island, San Diego
Hala Kahiki - River Grove, Illinois
Kahiki - A fond look back...
La Mariana Sailing Club - HI legend

Mai Kai - The World's Finest
Tiki-Ti - An LA legend
Tonga Room - A San Francisco treat
Trader Vic's - The classic tradition

OTHER FAVORITES
Bahooka - As seen at the TikiZone

Chuy's Hula Hut - At Lake Austin
Coconut Joe's - A private beach club
Hu Ke Lau - Massachusetts supper club
Hula Hula - Tropical atmosphere In Spain

The Islander - Rhode Island
Lee's Hawaiian Islander - In Jersey
Sam's Seafood - Since 1923

MODERN INTERPRETATIONS
Conga Lounge - Tiki in Oakland

Drift Lounge - Scottsdale,AZ
Hula's - Bar and Grill
Psycho Suzi's - Minneapolis
Luau Polynesian Lounge - in Seattle

South London Pacific - Guess where it is...
The Tikis - Honolulu, seen here and here.
Tiki's Belgium - Hmmm...

Tiki Bob's Cantina - Philadelphia
Waikiki Wally's - In NYC

FLORIDIAN IN NATURE
The Island - Floridian tiki
Kahunaville - Uhhh...

Martells - Buffetesque Jersey tiki
Tiki Bar - Pennsylvania tiki
Trader Todd - Florida tiki in Chicago

ALSO OF NOTE
Big Bamboo Lodge - In Kissimmee

Chef Shangri-la - Villa Park, Illinois
Julian's Rest - Quite a roof...
Kowloon - With Tiki Lagoon Room

TIKI FRIENDLY JOINTS
Big Foot Lodge - A friend to tiki in SF

California Clipper - Get loaded in Chicago
Continental - Pool lounge
Kitsch'n - Homemade Tiki breakfasts
Red Dragon - Strong drinks in Mnpls.

Exotic Cocktails

The Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai - !!!

RECIPES
Beachbum Berry - The James Beard of beach
Cocktail Database - Recipes...

Cocktail Page - Tons of recipes
Drink Boy - That's a handy boy
iBoozer.com - A few more recipes
Madrabbit's Tiki Lounge - Universal recipe

Tiki King's Virtual Bartender - Drink Up
Vik's Bar - Plenty of recipes
Webtender - Your online bartender

TIKI MUGS AND BARWARE
TikiQuest - Definitive Mug Resource

Martini Matt's - Personal mug collection
Mugs and More Gallery - Mug database
Munktiki - Original mug creations
Ooga-Mooga - Mug resource

Pseudopots - Custom work in Knoxville
Shag on Mugs - from HGTV
Swizzled's - A collection of swizzle sticks
TikiRoom.net's Mug Gallery - Fantastic!

Wildscene - Their mug guide page

MENUS

Tiki Ti Menu - a text guide

ADVICE AND INFO

Bar Signs - from Modern Drunkard Mag
Concerning Hangovers - an article

KAVA
Erowid - Kava Information
Fiji Kava - Fresh and wild

Herbex - 100% pure and fresh
NukaHiva Trading - 100% pure and fresh
Kava Kauai - High Quality Kava Products

Home Bars

Baxdog's Tiki Pad - Photos at Tiki Central
Big Jim's Tiki Bar - by Big Jim

Brucemore's Tahitian Room - from 1937
Erich Troudt's Backyard - A labor of love
Humuhumu Room - When in Seattle...
Jon and Traci's Bar - Albany, NY

Kongtiki Room - Our old room
Oceanside Tiki Bar - Al and Shelly's place
Pariarts World HQ - Lavish luaus and more
The 821 Club - Tell 'em Tiki King sent you

Tikibong's Bar - Photos at Tiki Central


Travel Tiki

DESTINATION RESORTS

Ambassador Hotel - in Waikiki
Caliente Tropics - Palm Springs classic
Coco Palms Hotel - Making a comeback
Indianola Tiki Resort - Men only it seems...

Key West's La Te Da - Dynamic tiki garden!
Madonna Inn - High livin' in southern CA
Royal Hawaiian - A romantic tradition
Waikiki Beachcomber - Home to Don Ho

RESORTS WITH SNAPPY NAMES
Camelot - with Exotic pool!

Coconut Hotel - In Quebec
Hawaii Kai Motel - Wildwood Crest, NJ
Hotel Aloha Inn - Kathmandu, Nepalc
Kon Tiki Inn - A mainland paradise

Mali Kai - North Wildwood, NJ
The Polynesian - Ocean Shores, WA
Tiki Resort - At Lake Geogre, NY
Waikiki Inn - Wildwood Crest, NJ

TRAVEL GUIDES
South Seas Adventures - Specialists

HIDEAWAYS
Jungle Bungalow - Nice

Jungle Cabana - Nice too
Kilohana - Maui hideouts


Island Info

HAWAII
Basic Hawaiian Dictionary - It's maikaii
Bishop Museum - Home of Ku
Black Bamboo - Tour planner and guide

Center for Pacific Island Studies - In HI
Eye of Hawaii - An island guide
Hawaii - by P.Theroux & Natl. Geo

Hawaiian Language - pronunciation guide
Hawaii's Last Queen - from PBS
Heart of the Sea - A film
HI Dictionary - Illustrated by 4th graders

HI Glossary - Local words and idioms
Hola Mai Pele - from PBS
Huna and Hawaiians - by Serge Kahili King
Huapala - Hawaiian Music Archives

Hawaiian Photography - By Fenichel
Hawaiian Point - Travel Info
Kualumehi - Hawaiian Storyteller
Maui.net - All things Maul

Maui Connection.net - Accomodations etc.
Planet Hawaii - A travel directory
Polynesian Cultural Center - HI's favorite
Pre-Contact Hawaiians - Colorful

Royal Elephant - Hawaii vacations
Travel Ape's Hawaii - A guide

TAHITI
Bali Hai - In French, with cool photos
Jordi's Tattoo Shop - For the real deal

Kon Tiki Museum - The famed journey
Papeete.com - For lovers...
Polynesia and Tahiti - A list of links
Sea Routes to Polynesia - Heyerdahl

Tahiti Legends - Vacation guide
Tiki Village Theatre - Polynesia's largest

MARQUESAS
Alptuna's Marquesas - Info and photos
Isles of Hiva - Language guide

The Marquesas - An overview
Tiki Marquesas - From Barracuda Mag

NEW GUINEA
Sepik River Carvings - A Guide
Sepik River - at Pacific Island Travel

EASTER ISLAND
Easter Island Foundation - Very thorough

Easter Island Home Page - Informative
Ellie's Easter Island - A psychic's view
Hostel Villa Tiki - Stay on Rapa Nui
Nova's Easter Island - Secrets abound

ELSEWHERE
Bali - For you

Crew Pacific - Ahoy, mate!
Island Search - South Pacific guide
Pacific Islander Festival - In San Diego
Pacific Island Info - Lots of it

Polynesian Voyaging Society - Set sail!
The Met - Oceanic Art Exhibit
Tiki Island, Texas - A Type B Municipality
Tiki Charters - Oregon Coast Fishing

Oceanic Myth and Legend

Hawaiian Gods - Essay by Fullard-Leo

Hawaiian Gods - from SpiritSouthSeas.com
Hawaiian History - A cultural view
Hawaiian Legends - Hula storytelling
Hawaiian Mythology - About.com's list

Hola Mai Pele - from PBS
Maori Language - Information Guide

Tiki Culture

Tiki News - The first journal of tiki
The Book of Tiki - All you need to ever know
Tiki Central - Open 24 Hours!

Tiki Magazine - Island Lifestyle

PERSONAL TRIBUTES

Club Polynesia - A personal lounge
Hanford Lemoore's Tiki Room - It's swell!
Hula Pages - Sheet music image archive
Les Tiki de Christophe - Nice, in French

Maryland, Virgina, D.C. Tikiphiles - Club
Mike's Tiki Room - Hawaiiana fun
Pariarts Tikiland - Luau tips, life lessons
Tikibot - Tattoo tribute

Tiki Boys - NYC Social Club
Tiki Fish - Popular tiki tales
Tiki Killiki - Enchanted world of...
Tiki King - Mysteries abound

Tikiland - German Tiki art gallery
Tikiology - A brief tiki stop
Tiki Tackett - Disney tiki tales & more

Tiki Village - Architecture
Tiki Wonder - Now in Portland
Tiki Zone - Things to see and buy
Tourists in Paradise - Global fun...

Trader Pup's - One man's world
Trader Woody's - Europe's finest tiki guide
Tulsa Tiki - From the heartland
Vegas Vic's - Personal tiki lounge

EVENTS
Exotica 2005 - Chicago, July 7-10

Hukilau - Hot Summer Fun
Farewell Kahiki - from Tiki News
Sounds Of Hawaii - CA Fun
Tiki Central Events - Up to the minute info

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Kona Kai Athens - Trader Woody's tale

Kon Tiki Museum - Heyerdahl Scholars
Lei Etiquette - from the Real Lei Man
Moving Images - Pacific film guide
Patio Living's Exotica - An explanation

Polynesian/Hawaiian Bars - City-in-Space
Roadside Peek's Tiki San Diego - CA
Roadside Peek's Tiki Town - Architecture
Trader Vic's Party Tips - At Rotodesign

Your Hawaiian Name - Find it!

IN THE PRESS

$40 a Day - HI on Cable's FoodTV
About.com's Tiki - A quick summary
Add a Little Tiki to Your Life - from the MJS
For the Love of Tiki - from Atomic Mag

Hawaii's Resurgent Appeal - from CSM
Mondo Tiki - from Minnesota Daily
Tacky? No, Tiki! - From NPR
Tiki Collecting - from HGTV

Tiki-Tacky Treasures - from Honolulu Star


Tiki Memories

TIKI GARDENS

Tiki Gardens Memorial - A fine tribute
Tiki Gardens - Another look

DISNEY TIKI MEMORIES
Adventureland - from Widen Your World
Adventureland Veranda - more from WYW

Enchanted Tiki Room - A tribute
Enchanted Tiki Room - At JustDisney.com
Polynesian Village Resort - more WYW
Polynesian Resort - from Tikiman 2001

Tiki Room Script - The current show


Exotic Artists

CARVERS AND SCULPTORS

BadAss Tikis - by Gary
Benzart - Handcarved iki
Bone Productions - Crazy Al
Cabanilla Makau - Hawaiian Hooks

Chuck Masek - Tikis, masks and more
Dave Krys - of DSK Designs
Ed's Heads Tikis - of Central Florida
Friendly Isles - Maui

FuzzyBigHead - Carvers
Gecko Tiki - South Seas Arts
Kreepy Tiki - Something from Miami
Joe Vitale Studio - Swell Stuff

Mai Tiki - Cocoa Beach, Florida
Maori Arts.com - Current carvers and more
Mushroom Man - UK stone works
Purple Jade - Accessories

Pariarts - Sculpture and more!
Red's Wood - Florida carvings
Sophisticated Savage - Doug Robinson
Tiki and Company - Islamorada, Florida

Tiki Bill - Palmwood tikis
Tiki Jungle - Garden art
Tikis by Seamus - by Seamus
Tiki Tony - Enchanting

Tiki Madness - San Diego
Tiki Mon - in Florida
Tiki Objects by Bosko - Escondido, CA
Tikis of Hawaii - Honolulu

PAINTERS AND ILLUSTRATORS
Atomic Tony Tiki - Great Scot

Dave Burke - Monsters, aliens, tikis
Tim Biskup - Painting, Illustration, fun
Coop - Art, merchandise, more
Dirty Donny - Cars, monsters,tiki

Steven Griffin - Monkey fun illustrations
Jimmy C - Hot rods, hot rods and tiki
Kaoru - See the Sound Falls
Moritz R - Mighty tiki

Mitch O'Connell - Paintings, prints, tattoos
KRK Ryden - Mongrel pop culture
Mark Ryden - Divine truth, science, & soul

Shag - He's everywhere!
David Sheldon - Illustration
Miles Thompson - Grab bag of goodies
Wassco - It's His World

Heather Watts - The Art Deck

GALLERIES

Copro Nason Gallery - Culver City, CA
La Luz de Jesus Gallery - Los Angeles, CA
Modern Gallery - Palm Springs, CA

COMICS
Hawaiian Dick - Tropical Noir 1950s Style

TATTOOS
Freaky Tiki Tattoos - by English Craig

Jordi's Tattoo Shop - For the real deal
Marquesan Tattoos - an article
Mitch O'Connell - Paintings, prints, tattoos
Oceanic Tattoo - Trevor Marshall

A LITTLE ART HISTORY
About Edgar Leeteg - an article

The Met - Oceanic Art Exhibit
Villa Velour - Black Velvet Painting

DESIGNERS AND TYPE
House Industries - Tiki type, House Mag
Retrobats - A typeface including tikis

Rotodesign - Swell free fonts
Tiki Fonts - at MyFonts.com
Trade Wind Graphics - Small Maui shop

CLIP ART AND GRPHICS
ArtBitz - Tiki Clip Art

Coconut Info - Classic Hawaiian Clip Art
Hawaiian Clip Art - three swell CDs


Exotic Sounds

LEGENDS
Arthur Lyman.com - Good stuff
Arthur Lyman - from SpaceAgePop.com
Don Ho - A tiny bubble on the web

Les Baxter - sweet "Official" site
Les Baxter - from Tamboo
Martin Denny - The Temple of...

Yma Sumac - The Official Site

CONTEMPORARY ACTS

Ape - SF's art and music explosion
Aqua Velvets - Spaghetti surf
Cherry Capri - Exotic dreams
Clouseaux - Alive with pleasure

Cocktail Preachers - Midwest Surf!
Da Howlies - Southern-fried Hawaiian
Don Tiki - Paradise on Earth
Kingpins - From Hawaii

Lushy - Refreshing
Maikai Gents - Romantic crooning
Mermen - An ocean of sound
Petty Booka - The enchanted world of

Tiki Tiki Bambooooos - Germany's favorite!
Tikiyaki Orchestra - Stereo Exotique
Tiny Bubble Band - Music and More
Vodkanauts - Sublime and ridiculous...

Windy City Islanders - Hangin' Loose!

LYRICS AND MUSIC

Happy Haole Songs - Lyrics
Hula Pages - Sheet music covers

UKELELE CORNER
Flea Market Music - by Jim Beloff
Hawaiian Ukelele Guide - Deep resource

Playing the Ukelele - from ThinkQuest
Tiki King's Uke Stuff - It's uke stuff

RADIO
Internet Radio Hawaii - Island music
Live365 - Online Tiki radio directory

SwankPad - the Swankiest
Vegas Vic's - Tiki Lounge

RESOURCES
Huapala - Hawaiian Music Archives
Surf Music Hall of Love - Many handy links

Ultralounge - Revivalist fun

POLYNESIAN DANCERS & SHOWS

Barefoot Hawaiian - in the Midwest
Hawaiian Paradise - Serving greater NYC
Kalanis Tikis - Entertaining Chicagoland
Instruction Schools - from Mele.com

Voyagers and Explorers

JAMES COOK
Captain Cook Society - About James Cook

WILLIAM BLIGH
William Bligh - Famous or Infamous?

Bligh - Service Record
William Bligh - Plant Explorer

THOR HEYERDAHL
Thor Heyerdahl - A bio
Thor Heyerdahl - Expiditions

Kon Tiki Museum - Heyerdahl Scholars

OTHER SEAFARING FOLK

Crew Pacific - Ahoy, mate!
Polynesian Voyaging Society - Set sail!