The Polynesia was built in Canoga Park in 1962 by Mr. Max Resnick, a Southern California apartment builder.

The property measures 25,840 square feet on a total lot size of 29,992 square feet with 27 units with a total of 49 Beds and 28 Baths.

Unlike most tiki apartment complexes, The Polynesia did not have an A-frame at the entrance. Instead, it had an interesting arrangement of large beams decorated with exotic patterns to provide an entrance canopy.

The Polynesia still stands and the mural on the front of the building remains.

However, the decorated canopy beams have long since been removed, about the time of the Northridge Earthquake (1994 or so). Beams on the other side of the building give some idea of what was there.

Opened October 2020.

From their website:

"Homecookin’ Hospitality Group, the team behind Foxhole, Drunken Dragon, and rácket, brings a trending, yet one-of-a-kind, concept to Little Havana. Casa Tiki bar and lounge is a Latin-style take on the traditional Polynesian culture, catering to an escapist longing for travel. Located in the heart of Calle Ocho, the hideaway haven allows guests to create their own tropical escape from reality. From the rum-making and shaking to the interactive personalized experiences, surrender all your worries and let Casa Tiki whisk you away."

Opened May 25th, 2011.

This location was a dance club with themed parties 5 nights a week, decked out in hand-carved wood with Tiki booths. It was one of several in a chain of Lola Lo bar/restaurants (including Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester, and Reading) with only Bristol and Reading remaining after late 2024.

September 5th, 2024, the Lola Lo bar announced a change of ownership and that they would be named "Kiki's" going forward (presumably keeping the same Tiki/Hawaiian theme).

Canlis Charcoal Broiler Restaurant was opened in 1954 by owner Peter Canlis and architect George Pete Wimberly. It is known for its high-end architectural and interior design as well as the kimono-clad waitresses. It also had a large 15' tiki in the main banquet hall whose design is repeated on their logo menu art. This tiki was carved by Edward "Mick" Brownlee (a non native who was also acknowledged as a master woodcarver and became known as the "Waikiki Wood Carver". Brownlee also carved for The Waikikian, The Tahitian Lanai, The International Marketplace and the Aku Aku in Las Vegas. His story is documented in the book, Waikiki Tiki, by Phillip S. Roberts. A second Canlis' Restaurant was later opened in Seattle, Washington. The original Canlis' was razed in 1998.

Cat Eye Club was a small bar and restaurant with a lightly-applied mid-century and tiki theme. It opened in 2013 as more of a "Mad Men" mid-century bar, but shifted to tiki in 2016.

There was a menu of tropical and classic tiki cocktails, many served in tiki mugs, and a small food menu (food came from the kitchen of the attached Blind Burro Restaurant).

The decor was more tropical-lite than tiki, with a few tiki masks on a wall, and palm frond wallpaper on another.

Closed September 28th, 2018 to make room for a Blind Burro expansion.

Kanaloa was a UK-based chain of tiki bars, this Cardiff location opened in August 2012. It was designed by the CheekyTiki design firm. Kanaloa was one of several clubs in one complex, and was more of a young nightclub than a lounge bar. The Kanaloa space had a bridge entrance, leading to a room with a bamboo-lined bar and short rattan stools. The walls were lined with bac-bac matting. The menu of tropical drinks featured large shared shared drinks, and there was a small menu of bar food available.

This Cardiff Kanaloa location opened in August 2012 in the Tiger Tiger space and then closed and apparently converted back to Tiger Tiger around 2015? and then later converted to Shoreditch in March 2020.

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

Opened May 21st, 1974 in the James Building, using each of the two floors (measuring 6,000 square feet each).

This was one of three Tiki Tiki locations, the others were in Edmonton and Saskatoon.

The restaurant had thunderstorm effects periodically and two floor shows each night.

The Aku Aku bar and restaurant offered "Poolside Dining" at the Cadillac Sands Resort (built in 1961). Tiki designs on the menu appear to have been lifted from a menu from the Tahitian Lanai in Waikiki -- it's unlikely there's any connection beyond an inspiration.

Aku Aku is gone, but the Cadillac Sands remains, now known as the Lake Cadillac Resort. The space retained at least some of its theming in its later incarnation as the Clipper Room and Porthole Lounge but the resort recently underwent a major renovation, and their new dining concept (announced circa 2021) is "The Sultan's Table".

Modern, upscale and vague in its tropicality, the short-lived Canoe Club lacked the dense, exotic feel most tikiphiles crave. What it lacked in throwback tiki spirit it tried to make up for with a few features: the central bar was wrapped around a large shark tank, and the dining room featured large fake palm trees and a two-story waterfall. Canoe Club opened in early 2005, and closed in Fall 2007.

As of 2021, this location is home to Cajun Boil & Bar.

The Beachcomber was a Canadian chain of elaborate Polynesian restaurants in the same vein as other popular chains like Kon-Tiki, Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's. Other locations were in Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria and Winnipeg.

The Calgary location was open at least as early as 1967, judging by newspaper advertisements.

However, it burned down on April 19th, 1972, and there is now an office building where it once stood.

Opened in 1974. Camelot Resort, with its unpromising name and remote location (four hours north of Toronto), unexpectedly featured some truly lush tiki theming. This small resort had just four self-contained suites in one large house, and was situated on the shores of Lake Nosbonsing. The suites were not themed, and the dining room was themed in a somewhat-medieval style (hence the Camelot moniker).

The attraction for the tikiphile was the indoor pool area, complete with a 5ft. moai waterfall, tiki bar with hanging rattan seats, waterslide, and all the appropriate clutter one would want in a proper tiki grotto. There was also a sauna and hot tub. The bar was not staffed and had no supplies -- it was a BYOB operation.

The resort was created by a now-deceased tikiphile, Dr. Agnew, a chiropractor. Dr. Agnew hired Skilbuilders, Ltd., a local company still in existence, to build the tiki area of the resort. Toward the end, the resort was run by Dr. Agnew's widow Doris, until she retired and re-located. The resort was left to her son and family who thereafter used it as a private residence.

Closed around 2005.

During the '90s and into the early 2000s, Cacao was a retro-themed coffee house decorated with a variety of kitschy items with a Hawaiian & tiki emphasis, combined with sci-fi. Cacao had a typical laid-back coffeehouse atmosphere, serving high-quality coffee beverages. Being a coffeehouse, there were no alcoholic beverages, and the food menu was limited. Cacao provided free wireless internet access, and periodically featured musicians and poetry nights.

Cacao was opened in 1990, but didn't get its sci-fi/tiki theme until new owners Bobby Green and Alastair Newbery took over in 1993. Bobby Green went on to own The Lucky Tiki in Mission Hills, and a thriving group of beautifully themed bars throughout the Los Angeles area. Jeremy Bell, a longtime Cacao patron, took over ownership of Cacao in 2000. Some time around the end of 2017 or in 2018 the name was changed to Good People Coffee Co.

Today, no tiki theming remains.