The Reef Hotel was built in 1967.

Davy Jones Locker was a unique nautical lounge beneath the Reef Hotel on the beach at Waikiki. It had a pool view window of those swimming in the Reef Hotel pool.

Since 2007, with the creation of the Waikiki Beach Walk, this entire area has been redeveloped and the Reef is now known as The Outrigger Reef Waikiki beach resort.

The Davy Jones Locker bar is completely gone and remodeled, including pool viewing area.

Opened circa late 50s and hit its peak in the 60s, but lasted into the 70s.

Shipwreck Kelly's was located at 270 Lewers St., at the base of the Holiday Isle Hotel which took up much of the corner of Lewers/Kalakaua.

The exterior entrance was located under red and white striped awnings, with a large anchor on display.

The interior featured an over the top nautical atmosphere with nightly entertainment from the "Crow's Nest" stage.

Since 2007, with the creation of the Waikiki Beach Walk, this entire area has been redeveloped and no signs of the original structure remain. Today, as of 2023, the footprint of Shipwreck Kelly's appears now taken up by the Hokulani Hilton Grand Vacations Club.

The Reef hotel was built in 1967.

The Chief's Hut was an outdoor poolside dining area at the Cinerama Reef Hotel. Circa 1969 if not earlier.

Run by Bob Maynard, they advertised "Dining Under The Stars".

The Reef, Reef Towers and Edgewater hotels were sold to the Cinerama movie company in 1969 but Roy Kelley re-purchased the hotels from Cinerama in 1982 to re-integrate them back into the Outrigger chain.

Since 2007, with the creation of the Waikiki Beach Walk, this entire area has been redeveloped and the Reef is now known as The Outrigger Reef Waikiki beach resort, with The Chief's Hut area completely gone and remodeled.

The Reef Towers was built in 1959.

The Reef, Reef Towers and Edgewater hotels were sold to the Cinerama movie company in 1969 but Roy Kelley re-purchased the hotels from Cinerama in 1982 to re-integrate them back into the Outrigger chain.

The Polynesian Palace was the nightclub at the Reef Towers associated with Don Ho's long-running regular performances from 1970-1981, but it was also home to many other performers, including Al Harrington (The South Pacific Man).

Since 2007, with the creation of the Waikiki Beach Walk, this entire area has been redeveloped and the Reef Towers is now Club Wyndham at Waikiki Beach Walk.

Tikehau Lounge opened its doors on November 16, 2023.

Tikehau Lounge specializes in locally sourced, fresh ingredient cocktails, and a unique twist on Pacific island pupus (appetizers).

The lounge is conveniently situated within a brief 5 to 10-minute drive from luxurious resorts such as the Grand Wailea, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, and the Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui.

Opened around 2017.

This is a restaurant and tiki bar inside the Napili Shores Resort in Lahaina.

The restaurant dining area is a large open room bordered by windows with spectacular island views.

The interior of the restaurant and bar are not decorated in an immersive classic style like you might expect from classic tiki bars like Trader Vic's, etc. Instead, the restaurant has white ceilings and their tropical accents mainly consist of bamboo trim and faux greenery throughout with a few inexpensive tiki masks. The tiki bar is a smaller, darker, and cozier space with more tiki masks and a tiki mural on the back wall.

Solid food offerings for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A small number of classic tiki cocktails, and other more modern cocktails with a tiki spin - and a couple of non tiki drinks renamed to be tiki-ish.

This bar & restaurant used to be named Da Big Kahuna (@2006-2015) and had the same tikis out front and the same decor (both inside and out) but skewed a bit more to the dive bar and nightclub side.

Not to be confused with Big Kahuna's Pizza (since 1994 and still running).

Da Big Kahuna was known for its fish bowl cocktail and for its large handled Tiki Farm mug.

The owners decided to expand and opened two locations in Florida (Fort Lauderdale in 2010-2016 and Jacksonville in 2012-2014) but eventually all three businesses closed.

Then the Waikiki location was renamed as Lava Tube, and opened @2018 under new ownership with less emphasis on being a nightclub and with a revamped food menu.

Around May of 2025, the name changed to Tikis Meeting Spot, although the decor and drink menu appeared to be the same, so it appeared to be yet another light re-branding or ownership change but not a complete overhaul.

Closed on April 18th, 2026 because their lease expired due to upcoming renovation plans at the Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites.

The AC Hotel by Marriott is a 112 room boutique hotel with an expansive lobby, full service restaurant, two bars, Yours Truly Speakeasy, coffee bistro, fitness center, conference, event spaces, business center, concierge and VIP access to the best of Honolulus vibrant business district, artisan storefronts and diversified nightlife.

Yours Truly opened @ January 2024 and pays homage to the space's former identity as a post office.

Patrons fill out postcards and drop them in the vintage mailbox nearby to make their cocktail orders, which are later brought to their table.

Opened @ 2014.

This is a big family friendly venue that glories in the kitsch and is known for its very large fiberglass tikis inside and out as well as its inexpensive cocktails served in plastic cups.

They do serve food beyond the typical bar food one might expect.

They also have indoor as well as outdoor seating.

The Hilo Lagoon Hotel was built in 1971.

The 10 floor building was built overlooking the spring-fed Waiakea Lagoon and Park. The six acre site included lush landscaping, extensive fishponds filled with colorful carp, and a freshwater swimming pool.

The Tiki Garden Restaurant was located on the first level overlooking the carp ponds. It specialized in buffet meals. Decor included large murals and floor-to-ceiling Easter Island Moai heads.

NOTE: As of today (2024) this building has been converted to apartment housing.

Opened May 16th, 2023.

Located on Lewers Street in the old Moose McGillycuddy’s space.

The Pupu House on the first level is a family-friendly restaurant and bar, while Kiki’s Tiki Bar, located upstairs on the second level, is a DJ driven Dance Club/Nightclub.

The first Teddy's Bigger Burgers opened in 1998.

While you’ll get great burgers (etc) at any of the Teddy’s locations spread out between Oahu and Maui (they have around 11 island locations and counting as of 2024) this Teddy’s located along Kamehameha Highway in Haleiwa is a unique one. Part tiki bar, part burger joint, this Teddy’s opened in 2015 and takes the cake as being the best of their locations.

Their decor is highly Instagrammable, thanks in-part to the touches of local artisan and carver, Gecko, of South Sea Arts. The food holds up to Teddy’s superior burger standards, and their shakes are the bees knees (order the Pineapple shake!), while the bar itself is a great place to congregate with the locals to watch the game and talk story. This ain’t your typical burger joint.