Open at least as early as 1965.

It featured a Pancake house, kiddie train, 2 swimming pools, thermal baths, water skiing and boating.

Apparently, a fire burned the office and cafe to the ground in 1973. Some of the development was leveled and converted to parking.

Later on all the rooms left from the Aloha Lodge were turned into low cost government housing which are still standing today behind what was known then as the Freeman Shopping Center on Central Ave.

Circa 2025, the sign advertising Freeman Center Parking appears to be the original Aloha Lodge sign without the Moai head and spear points any longer, but the three spear shafts are still apparent and it corresponds with earlier illustrations...

Opened May 8th, 2025.

The Red Lei Lounge is a permanent speakeasy located within The Red Gill Bistro.

Located inside the Wyndham Garden Hotel, right off Interstate 95 and JTB (202).

They have a limited food menu (appetizers), but serve tiki cocktails in tiki mugs and feature live music.

You can make reservations with them through resy.com

Open from 2010-2016.

Located on the third floor of a building with an ocean view outdoor patio.

This was part of a small chain that began with the original in Waikiki (@2006-2015) and concluded with a location in Jacksonville, Florida (2012-2014) before going out of business.

There is little evidence left of the two Florida locations today (2026) but the original Waikiki location still thrives and looks much the same although it has changed names and owners (now called the Tikis Meeting Spot).

This chain was known for encouraging a club atmosphere in the evenings and providing inexpensive tropical drinks without trying too hard to replicate the classic Trader Vics/Don the Beachcomber experience.

Open from 2012-2014.

This was part of a small chain that began with the original in Waikiki (@2006-2015), then saw a second location in Fort Lauderdale (2010 - 2016), and concluded with this third location in Jacksonville, Florida before going out of business.

There is little evidence left of the two Florida locations today (2025) but the original Waikiki location still thrives and looks much the same although it has changed names and owners (now called the Tikis Meeting Spot).

This chain was known for encouraging a club atmosphere in the evenings and providing inexpensive tropical drinks without trying too hard to replicate the classic Trader Vics/Don the Beachcomber experience.

Pat's restaurant was opened in November of 1960. It was a Hawaiian/tropical restaurant with an Irish twist. The owners were Pat and Iris Hallaran.

Hallaran described it as "a combination of driftwood and dreams".

The building seated 400-500 diners.

It's interior included aged redwood, driftwood, and beachcomber decor, especially glass fish floats hanging from the ceiling.

Furniture was rattan and wicker.

Large glass windows opened out on scenic views.

Although it did not have tikis and tiki art and would not be thought a terribly tiki location by most tikiphile standards, they did serve tropical and tiki drinks in tiki vessels, including some made especially for this location by Polynesian Pottery and Daga.

In addition to the restaurant, there was a hotel, shop, offices, and bungalows on the property.

They were also known for their mynah birds, which were kept in a series of large cages on premises.

Years later after the closing of the restaurant, the entire interior was white-washed, changing the look from the expanse of redwood timber seen in early photographs. The property and hotel are still under the Pat's name but appear to be functioning as vacation rentals.

The Kon-Tiki at the Avalon Motel opened in December of 1967. Five miles from downtown Pittsburgh.

The Avalon Motel preceded the opening of the restaurant and was a gradually evolving family-run business...

Frank R. and Elizabeth S. Brown moved to Avalon in 1955 and bought 512 Ohio River Blvd. On the site where they would build their Avalon Motel was a huge farmhouse with a wrap-around porch.

After winning a rezoning court case against some of the neighbors, the first section of the motel was built - the only section which would remain 1-story. This first section included six finished rooms only to start and in the back were an additional six unfinished rooms. It would take another year until this second set of six rooms were ready for rental.

The second phase of construction required some help from Frank & Elizabeth's parents. They refinanced their homes and lent the money which was eventually paid back in less than four years. The room total after the second phase came to 21, with a small, two-bedroom apartment. These additional rooms were located in the building just to the right of the original twelve. Back then, motels never had a room 13 (superstition), so there were actually only 20 available rooms.

After this, the huge farmhouse was brought down and that space converted to more parking. The owners and their children lived in the two-bedroom apartment with their front room opening out into what was essentially the front office.

In 1960, Rooms 22 through 36 were added on the Bellevue side of the motel, making the building an "L" shape. Three of the new rooms were rented as one-bedroom efficiencies.

The final phase of construction, which was the Emsworth side of the motel, started in 1962. With the addition of units 37 through 48, the motel reached its final size.

By the mid 60s the motel was successful enough and the family was feeling constrained by the two-bedroom apartment, so they rented the second floor apartment in the house located on the Bellevue side of the building. A year or so later, they bought that house.

The old 2-bedroom was converted into a coffee shop.

A referendum was passed in the 1966 elections. A couple of years later, all taverns were granted permission to have full service bars.

So, with this law in place, a bar and restaurant was now possible. It was also considered the next logical step since most area motels had a bar/restaurant on premises.

Built in 1967, the new Kon-Tiki restaurant specialized in Polynesian food and drink. With little experience in the food industry, the new owners depended on a hired chef and a head bartender to show them the ropes. One of their restaurant managers was Kein Wee "Que" Moy who would later go on to open the nearby Chin's Polynesian Garden.

On the first floor of the Kon-Tiki was the lounge, a dining room that could seat about 36 people, and an outdoor patio. The second floor was the main dining area. Also on the second floor was a private room suitable for small parties. The Kon Tiki could serve a many as 200. They employed around 50 people.

Around 1972, a group of investors approached the original family with a lucrative offer and they sold the business.

Eventually, the Kon-Tiki was closed (sometime in the 80s?) and the motel began a gradual decline until it became known as a seedy motel with disreputable clients. At least one or two other restaurant concepts replaced the old Kon-Tiki in succession before its reputation completely crashed and burned...

The entire complex was condemned and closed in 2016 due to a fire.

It was torn down in 2019.

There have been several unaffiliated Blue Hawaii restaurants over the years.

This one was located at the Midcity Shopping Center, Portsmouth, Virginia.

It was part of a chain of three locations (Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Portsmouth).

Thrived during the 70s and the exterior photo can be seen in footage of the mall dated 1977.

Chin's was one of the many already established Chinese restaurants that jumped on the Pop Polynesian bandwagon to help bring in customers.

Chin's was the oldest Chinese restaurant in Western New York, established in 1933. Paul G.E. Wong purchased the business in 1949 and ran it as a family business until he retired in 1977. The family continued to run it for several years afterward until the closing in 2018.

They specialized in Cantonese cuisine, but postcards from around 1977 show their exterior lounge and advertising highlighting "Chin's Islander Lounge Chinese Polynesian also American Foods and Exotic Drinks".

Their earlier Red Dragon logo from 1950s menus appears to have been replaced with the Polynesian emphasis.

Today, as of 2025, the space is home to Coco Bar & Bistro (French food and burgers).

Additionally, Chin's appears to have had two younger sister restaurants with the same name at the other end of Lake Erie, in Cleveland, Ohio (one at 3042 St. Clair Avenue and one at 10613 Euclid Avenue).

Opened May 7th, 2024 at the Waikiki, Peninsula Grand Hotel, Andheri East.

Created by the Peninsula Hospitality Group.

This two-storeyed contemporary dining restaurant and tiki bar exemplifies modern high concept.

Unlike traditional tiki bars which have layers of artifacts and artwork, Waikiki depends on a few large statement pieces bolstered by prints and patterns to lend support.

They have one significant tiki statue in the restaurant that is covered in gold and also serves as a backdrop for the DJ booth which is active nights and weekends.

The center of the dining area has a glass chandelier sculpture (supposed to resemble an upside down volcano).

The overall sense of the decor is being enveloped in a swath of carefully chosen textiles and fabrics with tropical leaf wallpaper, animal skin prints, and leafy plants featuring prominently for a tropical vibe.

There are also some interesting nature motifs at play, including some stained glass window images of dragonflies. More dragonflies and butterflies are also worked into a mosaic wall on the backbar.

Food is Hawaiian inspired Pan Asian fusion.

Waikiki also features a carefully curated cocktail menu by renowned consultant mixologist Karl Fernandes.

Opened February 1st, 2026, in Gilbert, Arizona.

FIG (Paul Figliomeni), is the owner. He is a longtime surfer, chef and founder of Surf City Sandwich.

The interior design was overseen by Tiki Diablo (Danny Gallardo) and the build-out is gorgeous classic tiki styling with spectacular hanging lamps, routered wood trim pieces carved with Polynesian designs, tiki carvings, thatching, nautical touches (a shark's head, ship's wheel, and vintage buoys), a mug display case, and much more.

The bar also features their own branded mugs and their house cocktail menu features both classics and signature cocktails.

Opened January 22nd, 2026 on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix.

Tropic Thunder is a concept developed by prolific Valley nightlife entrepreneur Julian Wright.

Part tiki lounge, part punk rock dive bar, the 50-seat space is located near the northwest corner of Roosevelt and Second Street, not far from Wright’s other downtown concepts, Pedal Haus Brewery, Sake Haus, and Luckys Indoor Outdoor.

Tropic Thunder’s dark decor – courtesy of architect Wesley James, who collaborated on Wright’s Devil’s Hideaway and Idle Hands in downtown Tempe – features a skull-shaped photo-op throne, murals of tigers and pin-up girls, netted glass fish float lights, and animal faced carved tiki poles.

The extensive drinks menu ranges from classic tiki cocktails and daiquiris to shots and ‘‘industry grog,’’ described as ‘‘rums, other stuff, cooked up by our bartenders.’’

This was one of a local chain of motels and inns, originally built by Robert Conley in 1952, and associated with the Best Western chain.

They had a Hawaiian Lounge from 1965 onward, but this greatly expanded in 1972.

This location added a 12,000 square-foot recreational mall March 17th, 1972 which included an indoor-outdoor swimming pool, health club, putting green, and brick-patioed entertainment area with a large tiki bar, open table seating with rattan chairs, and a large 7' tall tiki at the street entrance which was flanked by tiki torches and accessed by a bamboo bridge. A second large carved tiki regarded visitors at the opposite end of the patio space as they passed into the interior of the motel. The roof over this area was a retractable dome of sorts that could be adjusted for the weather.

Conley's was known for their Polynesian revue in this large semi-outdoor Hawaiian Lounge space, which continued at least until the 1980s even though newspaper ads show a range of other entertainment advertised as well, including disco of traditional Thai dancers, etc...

This location is now a Home Depot.