Opened August 16th, 1963 when the owner, Benny Chan, moved to Salt Lake City with his family. Ads show it was open at least as late as May 7th, 1966.

Postcards from this location advertise they had live entertainment and a realistic rain and thunderstorm effect. Also, this was the home to the "China-Food Kitchen" which did take out and delivery.

Benny owned both the Polynesian and Ming restaurants. He retired in 1974 and later, passed away in 1998.

This resort hotel was dedicated in November 1965. The four-day hotel opening celebrations began with a flag-raising at the Governor's Office on Flag Day, followed by a royal ‘ava ceremony conducted at the Fagatogo malae by Taumafaalofi and Aumaga of Nu'uuli. The parade that followed was the longest in the island's history. Several members of the U.S. Congress attended and the Air Force Band played music. Senator Alan Bible was the featured Flag Day speaker and the Department of the Interior sent its top officials. Governor John A. Burns came from Hawai'I with General Harris of the Air Force and Admiral Fabik of the Coast Guard. Prime Minister Mata'afa headed the Western Samoan delegation.

The hotel originally had 101 completely air-conditioned guestrooms and "thatched" cottages on the Pago Pago Bay, facing the Rainmaker Mountain.

Its interior was designed by architect Neal Prince, who designed many hotels internationally, including Tahara'a InterContinental Hotel which, like this one, was a subsidiary of Pan Am Airlines.

The many hanging shell strand curtains and light fixtures were designed by Neal Prince and manufactured by Oceanic Arts.

Oceanic Arts also supplied coconut mugs with the hotel logo (from Desert Ceramics) and table lamps based on the coconut design (ceramic portion made by Desert Ceramics but assembled by OA).

Interior included a Laumei Lounge and the Rainmaker Restaurant, named for the facing nearby mountain.

The hotel flourished in the late 1960s and 1970s.

In 1980, an air disaster occurred when a US Navy plane hit the cables of the Mt. Alava aerial tramway and crashed into the hotel, killing the six servicemen aboard and two tourists who were staying at the hotel.

Some time later, it was taken over by the government, expanded to 250 rooms, and re-named the Rainmaker Hotel.

The hotel hosted most of the Miss Island Queen Pageant competitions between 1987 and 2001.

In the 1990s, due to hurricane damage, poor management, and accumulated debts, the hotel fell onto hard times. Many of the 250 rooms were slowly “cut down” and in 2004, only 10 rooms were being operated.

In 2014 it was announced that the derelict hotel would be demolished, and this happened the following year, in 2015, after sitting deserted for over a decade.

Del Webb's hotel Ocean House was located on the Pacific Coast Highway on Mission Bay.

Del Webb was an American real-estate developer, and a co-owner of the New York Yankees baseball club. He also built the Kuilima Hotel & Resort (now known as the Turtle Bay Resort) in Hawaii.

Opened in 1962, with design by Las Vegas architect Martin Stern, Jr. (1917-2001).

The complex sat on several acres, had 200 rooms in the hotel, a dining room, coffee shop, the Jolly Roger cocktail lounge, and banquet and convention facilities to accommodate up to 1,000.

The most notable tiki features were several impressive carvings around the pool area. There were also brightly painted tiki mask faces along one exterior wall -- shown in the Jerry Lewis film, The Big Mouth (1967).

The cocktail lounge was not a tiki bar, but was a deeply immersive nautical themed space.

It was sold two years later to become the Hilton San Diego Inn, becoming the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa, renovated in 2007.

Currently (as of 2022) owned by Noble House Hotels & Resorts and branded as the San Diego Mission Bay Resort. No trace of the tikis today...

Opened in 2020.

This tiny house build is named "Fare Mananui" ("House of big magic/spirit" in Tahitian).

From their AirBnb site:

"Imagined by artist @TahitiGil & designed by @TyphoonTommy (Former Disney/Universal creative team & designer of the Suffering Bastard Tiki Bar in Sanford, Fl. Experience your next Adventureland/ Enchanted Tiki Room “story dwelling” adventure from the moment you step thru the door! - Kungaloosh!!

Mananui is a very special place. Please respect the property and our resort neighbors. This beautifully crafted 400 sq ft. small cottage home has been transformed into a Disney inspired Tiki hideaway from ceiling to floor. Complete with bamboo posts, thatching, authentic native artifacts and, of course, you gotta have a tiki bar! (Booze not included!)

Totally redesigned to include smart home capabilities. Features include: high speed wifi 400 mbps, onsite sensor lighted/video entryway security, custom retrostyle smart tv with Disney+ (Premier movies available: just added Jungle Cruise! - Duh, Black Widow, Cruella & Mulan) Netflix, Hulu and Amazon streaming services installed, home audio system, Alexa enabled smart home for lights, music and climate control. Queen size bed in a totally renovated bedroom with nods to Disney’s inspired Polynesian Village Resort. A fold-out sofa bed, a Tiki bar and screened-in lanai with a beautiful partial lake view for those stunning Florida sunsets! Because of the size, it is PERFECT for 2 people."

This bar & restaurant opened in May of 1951 but was only open for a few months on the Vegas Strip in what had earlier housed The Players, Wagon Wheel, and Bowery Club. It possibly became Murray Nort's Jungle Club. Later Jack Denison's Jungle Club. The building was demolished in the late 1950s.

The Hurricane was a pre-tiki bar & nightclub located in the International Settlement section of San Francisco during the 1940s-50s.

The place had some amazing murals, tons of bamboo, thatched roofs, tapa cloth, and featured some of the earliest ever cocktail mugs -- including skulls (similar to those made by Tepco for Trader Vic's) with naked women on them.

Before International Settlement days, the street’s first incarnation was the "Barbary Coast", famed center of Gold Rush debauchery and vice. The 1906 earthquake demolished most of it, bringing an abrupt end to that chapter. Just before Prohibition, the area was known as "Terrific Street". "International Settlement" was the block’s exotic name from the late 1930s to its decline in the late 1950s. Jazz music, tropical clubs, and leggy stage shows were the style of the time, themes aimed at attracting sailors passing through town. The result was a potent mixture of glamour and grit.

This pre-tiki bar ran from the 1940s to the early 1950s. It was located just to the left of the entrance to the "International Settlement" in San Francisco.

Mitchell Lewis was the Pago Pago's proprietor and signage outside proclaimed this the "House of Zombie" and "Lure of the Islands".

Later, this location became the "Arabian Nights" in the mid 1950s.

Before International Settlement days, the street’s first incarnation was the "Barbary Coast", famed center of Gold Rush debauchery and vice. The 1906 earthquake demolished most of it, bringing an abrupt end to that chapter. Just before Prohibition, the area was known as "Terrific Street". "International Settlement" was the block’s exotic name from the late 1930s to its decline in the late 1950s. Jazz music, tropical clubs, and leggy stage shows were the style of the time, themes aimed at attracting sailors passing through town. The result was a potent mixture of glamour and grit.

Circa 1940s to 1950s.

This pre-tiki bar and nightclub in the midst of "The Street" in New York was decked out in South Pacific style with bamboo and painted island murals, but the big draw were the three shows nightly of burlesque dancers.

Opened circa 1968. This Polynesian Restaurant was owned by E. Robert (Bobby) Baer.

They had a brilliantly plumaged macaw that greeted guests -- named Judy Garland.

Shanghai Lil's was named after the famous location in Shanghai that was a gathering for the diplomat corps and other international travelers.

This locale is best remembered for its live entertainment, including The Royal Hawaiians and their hula review.

Every Sunday had a luau feast.

They did serve tiki cocktails in tiki mugs. However, their ashtrays with signature wahine logo are probably more numerous out in the wild.

It closed about 1981. The property was razed no later than 1990 and the site now houses condos.

Trader Ku's was a Polynesian restaurant and tiki bar owned by Peter Ku and open during the 1970s and early 1980s. It was located at 1575 Montgomery Highway in Hoover near the intersection with Braddock Drive.

The interior featured ship lights, hatch covers and other fixtures salvaged from six vessels: the U. S. S. Topeka, the Bowie, the Marvin H. McIntyre, the S. S. Grandville, the U. S. S. Sproston, and the S. S. Antares. Ku also offered furniture and home decor items crafted from hatches and other salvaged items.

The restaurant served both American and Polynesian dishes while the cocktail lounge featured various exotic drinks, including large cocktails served in earthen bowls with multiples straws for sharing. "Trader Ku's Grog" was a blend of Jamaican rum and tropical fruits served in a tall goblet.

This location is now MedCenter Hoover.

In 1954, Charles Wood invested $75,000 on five acres on the east side of U.S. 9 between Lake George and Glens Falls, launching Storytown, U.S.A., an amusement park themed by the Mother Goose rhymes. It closed in 1983 and is presently known as Six Flags Great Escape.

Jungleland was a walkthrough attraction at Storyland that was supposed to show the African jungle complete with animals, warriors, chiefs and temples. They incorporated South Pacific Style huts, bamboo fencing, and Witco carvings into their front entrance.

As the years went by other attractions were added.

Some of the exhibits would be considered politically incorrect by today's (or any) standards -- like the white explorer being cooked in a cast iron pot by caricatured African natives.

Eventually through multiple remodels, neglect, and a change in ownership, the attraction was in need of a major overhaul.

Eventually, Six Flags Great Escape took over and turned Jungleland into “Elmer Fudd’s Rabbit Seasoning”. A revamp to make Jungle Land fit into the Looney Tunes National Park children’s area. There is very little little left that resembles the old Jungleland.

This grab-'n-go style Trader Vic's "Outpost" opened in the San Jose Airport in May 2021.