Kula Hut opened in May 1960, and was just off Robson Street in Vancouver, B.C. It advertised itself as the "most authentic" Polynesian restaurant. It was owned by Joan and John Jang, Joan was the restaurant's manager. They hired Philip Fong and Paul Mak, who had been dining room captains at the Kon-Tiki in Montreal. By 1974, the restaurant was closed.

Shrunken Head Tropic Lounge was a modern tiki bar combining elements of mid-century Polynesian pop culture with Caribbean and general tropical influences. The bar was opened by California transplant Jonny VerPlanck in 2013. The decor was simple, with large shrunken heads and the bar's name painted on the walls, and a lauhala-fronted bar. Carved tiki poles flanked the back bar.

Tiffany and Conrad Hildebrand bought Shrunken Head from Jonny VerPlanck in 2015.

While the bar’s customer base dwindled over the following years, Hildebrand said, Shrunken Head’s catering business flourished, offering bar service at events throughout Mid-Missouri like weddings, corporate parties and concerts — including downtown Jefferson City’s Angiepalooza and The Millbottom’s Fourth of July party, for example.

“Instead of just closing down everything, we’re going to just close down the bar and focus on the catering,” she said.

The bar closed on February 23, 2019.

More information about Shrunken Head’s catering is available on its Facebook page or by calling Hildebrand at 573-338-5455. Their business is now called Shrunken Head's Mobile Bar & Tropical Drinks.

Tiki Limbo is a small hotel/hostel, restaurant and surf shop catering to the casual, backpacking tourists who come through this small coastal town. It was created in 2003 by the husband and wife team of Fernanda Solis (from Argentina) and Lorenzo Torre (from Spain). The couple supervised the full construction of the thatch-covered, '50s Americana, Polynesian Pop-inspired building. Every room of the entire building is thoroughly decorated in thatch, bamboo, and other tropical details and there are plenty of tikis.

The hotel has 11 rooms in both group and private configurations. The restaurant specializes in vegetarian fare, as well as seafood. The shop sells surf clothes and accessories, and offers surf rentals as well.

Opened November 9th, 1970.

Photos shown are from the Provincial Archives of Alberta.

Tiki Tiki was a small Polynesian restaurant on the basement level of a building, with a palm tree shaded A-frame entrance. The restaurant had a floor show with drummers and dancers. The decor included much bamboo, thatch, and a volcano. There were also Tiki Tiki locations in Calgary and Saskatoon.

This location closed in the mid 1980s and is now a bar called Woody's.

This cheesy take on tiki opened in 2005, and eventually morphed into a dance club. Cartoony tikis and monkeys everywhere...everything seemed to indicate that this place was truly awful. Closed in 2009, and the space became Red Square Vodka House.

This was the original Queen Anne location of Hula Hula, which re-opened in a new Capitol Hill location in April 2017. The tiki-kitsch bar and limited restaurant was located at the base of Queen Anne Hill near the Seattle Center. It opened in December 2006, and closed ten years later in March 2017, due to planned redevelopment of the site. Before becoming Hula Hula, this space was Watertown, and for many years before that, it was a nightclub called the Romper Room. Hula Hula was managed by the same group that owned the neighboring martini bar, Tini Bigs, which also closed.

Hula Hula served tropical cocktails and a short menu of pupus. The drink menu was filled with the expected names, like the Mai Tai, Zombie, Navy Grog and Shark's Tooth, but the recipes seemed to have little relationship to the names (the Navy Grog, for instance, had pineapple juice). The walls and ceiling were lined with lauhala and bamboo, and some of the seating was in poolside-style lounge chairs. Karaoke happened nightly.

The Hawaiian Village in Vancouver was also known as The Beachcomber, part of the Canadian chain of Beachcomber restaurants. It is currently unknown when and why the restaurant changed its name, but the style of the Hawaiian Village menu matches that of the Beachcomber chain.

Mugs for the Vancouver Hawaiian Village were created for them by Erneli Food Equipment.

Opened in 1999.

Small neighborhood restaurant, with a sort of beach/surf theme (it's named for the famous surf spot in New Zealand).

Decorations include bamboo, tin roofs, images of tikis, and a carved Rastafarian head with a joint in his mouth. They pull from several islands for inspiration and have tropical drinks, but for those expecting a traditional tiki bar, they might want to look elsewhere.

Kahiki Moon opened in July 2004, and featured decor from California tiki institution Oceanic Arts, carvings by Washington artist Ken Pleasant, logo artwork by California artist Miles Thompson, and artwork by Florida artist Scott Scheidly. The Kahiki Moon shone brightly for a short time, winning rave reviews for the food and atmosphere, before closing in early 2005.

Opened in early February 2004.

Tiki Tanning was, as the name cannily suggests, a tanning salon.

It was located in the strip mall behind the Anglo building. Tiki had nine tanning beds and a high-pressure bed where you could tan in 12 minutes.

The owners were Wendy Burr and Jason Fielder. Wendy's mother, Ann Burr, was the manager.

This restaurant was reportedly remodeled as of 2013 and little of its original decor survived.

Below you can see a photo of the bar with thatching and more decor surrounding it, and then the stripped bare and remodeled version.

Despite the stark white walls, there are some masks and other decorations still throughout, however.

Traders Restaurant is adjacent to the Aku Tiki Inn, and is sometimes called the Aku Tiki Traders Restaurant. There are a few pieces of tiki decor left, including some Witco carved furniture. It is just down the street from Hawaiian Inn.