Luau Lounge opened inside Players, a video game arcade on Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf, in 2012. The bar and restaurant overlooks San Francisco Bay, with large windows to take in the view. The decor includes tapa cloth, beachcomber lamps and tikis, but with full daylight on one side and a riotous arcade on the other, the mood is not one of escape despite some nice decor, including some Eugene Savage Matson Menu art on the far wall.

There is a full restaurant menu, and the tropical drinks menu on their website skews to the sweet and fruity end. However, that online drinks menu appears to date to 2013-2015 and the newer one from 2019-2022 is much improved. Both are shown below...

Diamond Head was a Polynesian-themed Chinese restaurant, owned by the Shao family. Some contemporary advertisements give the city as Bethesda, others as Chevy Chase, both are the same location. There was a second location in Washington, DC.

Appears to have been open at least from 1970-1972.

This Diamond Head location opened in 1978 in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC. It had a sister restaurant in Chevy Chase/Bethesda.

The Don the Beachcomber location in Marina del Rey opened in 1970. It is one of the "UFO" shaped versions of the restaurant, with a round building topped by a low-slung wraparound roof with a pointed top. The restaurant makes an appearance in the 1989 Patrick Dempsey film Loverboy as "Tiki Joe's". The restaurant was closed by the mid-'90s. The building is still there, attached to the Marina del Rey Hotel, but underwent a dramatic remodel in the early 2010s, and is no longer recognizable.

The Waikiki opened in 1960, in a building that previously been a Chinese restaurant called The Chinese Lantern. The Waikiki operated until 1967, when the business was sold to Moon Kim who opened the second location of her Luau Hut there, retaining much of the decor. Since 1978, the building has been Kelly's Irish Times, though the Chinese origins are still clear in the building's architecture.

This Dupont Circle Luau Hut, also sometimes called Luau's In-Inn Supper Club, was a short-lived sister location to the original Luau Hut location in Silver Spring, opened in 1970. It was owned by Moon Kim and Paul Malonson. There was another Washington, D.C. Luau Hut location on Capitol Hill.

This Capitol Hill Luau Hut was the sister location to the original Luau Hut in Silver Spring, it opened in 1967. It was owned by Moon Kim and Paul Malonson. Like the original, it was richly and elaborately decorated in the Polynesian style, and very popular. The lower level held the Outrigger Lounge, where live music acts performed, including Kim Tsoy and the Sauce, the band of Moon Kim's son.

The building that housed Luau Hut had previously been a Chinese restaurant called The Chinese Lantern (moved to this location around 1946 and closed in 1960), then before it was Luau Hut (1967), it was another Polynesian restaurant, The Waikiki (1960-1967). By 1978, the building had become Kelly's Irish Times, though the Chinese origins are still clear in the building's architecture. There was briefly another Washington, D.C. Luau Hut near Dupont Circle.

Moon Kim owned the Silver Spring restaurant that became Luau Hut, originally called Moon's Garden, which served Korean food. She met (and fell in love with) Paul Malonson, who had been maitre d' at the Trader Vic's in Washington, D.C. He inspired her to go Polynesian with her restaurant in 1964. It was elaborately decorated, and immensely popular. They soon opened locations in Washington, D.C., first on Capitol Hill, and another short-lived one near Dupont Circle. Luau Hut lasted through at least partway through the '80s, the building still stands but has been remodeled beyond recognition.

Chteau de la Lune has been operating in this location since 1981, it originally opened in another location in 1977. It is still owned and operated by the same family, the Yings and Huis, who came to Quebec from Hong Kong in the early '70s. The Polynesian decor came largely from the Orchids of Hawaii catalog, and there are lamps, carvings and faux palm trees throughout the restaurant. Chinese Polynesian food is available from a buffet or a la carte. They also serve tiki cocktails in tiki mugs.

*NOTE: Via their website, it appears this restaurant has changed location to 1096 Boulevard Moody, Terrebonne, Quebec J6W 3K9, former site of Tutti Fruit déjeuner et diner, some time in 2021-2022. It is unclear how much of their tiki decor made the journey or if they are still serving cocktails.

Chow's is a Chinese restaurant that has been in operation since at least the 1960s, but underwent a Polynesian transformation in 1984, when the owner ordered everything out of an Orchids of Hawaii catalog. They once served drinks, but no longer do, though they may have some old Orchids of Hawaii mugs for sale. The room is lined with matting and tapa, with carved clubs and masks on the walls, and Orchids of Hawaii lamps. The food is standard Chinese buffet fare.

Kanaloa was a UK-based chain of tiki bars. This Croydon location opened in January 2012, and was within the Tiger Tiger nightclub complex. The space was designed by CheekyTiki. It closed in January 2016 when the rest of Tiger Tiger closed.

The original Kanaloa location is in London (also now closed).

Kanaloa was a UK-based chain of tiki bars. This Leeds location opened in March 2013. The space was designed by CheekyTiki. The walls were lined with tapa cloth and bac-bac matting, and there were large booths for seating groups. The drink menu included some large shared drinks, and there was a small menu of bar food. There was a cover charge some evenings.

In addition to the original London location (now closed), there were locations in Cardiff (closed), Newcastle (closed), Portsmouth (closed), Glasgow (closed), and Croydon (closed).