This was a tiki-themed tattoo parlor that was open at least as early as 2009. The location is now home to Love Lost Tattoo since about 2013.

The last remains of Bali Ha'i at the Beach in New Orleans were relocated to this park next to city hall in Kenner (near the New Orleans airport). There are two tikis, and an A-frame gazebo at picnic shelter #4.

Bali Ha'i at the Beach opened in 1958 and was located near the entrance of the Pontchartrain Beach amusement park, which was open from 1939 to 1983. It was known as Pontchartrain Beach-Combers before a lawsuit from Don the Beachcomber resulted in a 1959 name change to Bali Ha'i at the Beach.

The exotic experience began even before arrival at the restaurant. A bamboo-decorated “Sampan Taxi” would pick diners up from the parking lot and deliver them to the Bali Ha’i entry port, an impressive bamboo A-frame peak. There were also shuttles running from the restaurant to downtown New Orleans, complete with onboard Tiki drinks.

The bar menu was glamorous and theatrical. There was even a large carved volcano that dispensed drinks to customers.

The Cantonese menu brought new dishes to New Orleans diners, including moo goo gai pan, chow mein, rumaki and eggrolls. The new spices and sauces livened up familiar seafood, but American standards were also available for the less adventurous diners.

Bali Ha’i became the place for celebrations for decades – weddings and anniversaries, proms and graduations and, of course, the perfect first date. Private parties could book the Bora Bora Hut, the Lanai Hut or the Samoan Hut.

Although Pontchartrain Beach closed in 1983, the restaurant stayed open for a few more years. By 1988, the furnishings and memorabilia had been sold off to the public.

Two tikis and an A-frame gazebo with a sign from the Bali Ha'i have been relocated to Veterans Memorial Park in Kenner, LA. The Bali Ha'i signature mug was a copy of the logo mug from Tiki Bob's in San Francisco.

Alaska Railroad 351 is a Pullman-Standard coach built in 1958.

Originally delivered to C&NW (Chicago & Northwestern Railroad) as a long-distance Gallery car.

The "Tiki Railbar" as 351 came to be called was one of two lounge cars in service for the 1997 Florida Fun Train, the other (352) was decorated in a 50s diner style.

The Tiki Railbar decor was not much more than some bamboo & thatch with a couple of fake palm trees.

Both cars (351 & 352) were acquired by Alaska Railroad alongside the rest of the FFT equipment in 1999. They initially maintained their original Florida interior and configuration, with only the exterior being repainted; in 2006, the cars were retrofitted to become café-lounge cars, with seating for 39-49 passengers.

So the "Tiki Railbar" appears to be no more, but car 351 is still running. The car appears to now be decorated with a curated mini museum of photos celebrating the Alaska Railroad's proud past.

Open from 2003-2006.

Today, as of 2021, the building at this address is mixed-use with a Starbucks on one side and a Verizon on the other, as well as a Dental office and a California Tortilla Restaurant. It appears that the Verizon matches up with the footprint of the old Kona Kai location.

Located in the Athens Ledra Marriott, this was perhaps the last of a hotel-based chain that once rivaled Trader Vic's. This restaurant opened with the hotel in 1983, and as such the decor was not as dense as your more typical Polynesian restaurant from decades earlier, but it had several impressive pieces on display (including a unique giant-sized Solomon Islands Headhunter Canoe Prow carving). Overall, the restaurant had a cultivated sensibility of elegance and refinement.

The name of the restaurant was changed to Ledra Kai in 2015, but this was short-lived as the hotel closed a year later on May 31st, 2016.

Opened in 1992, the White Elephant was a Polynesian/Asian restaurant in the Andromeda Hotel, an upscale boutique hotel. Suiting the hotel, this restaurant was decorated in a manner considered more elegant to the mainstream -- no tikis.

It did have wicker-backed chairs with leopard spotted upholstery on the seats but that was about as far as the exoticism went.

It is unclear when the conversion happened, but this location appears to be home to a Best Western Plus Embassy Hotel and the White Elephant is no more.

It appears they still have the wicker chairs...

Opened in 2005, Wytukai was located in the Accra Beach Hotel resort, and billed itself as the only Polynesian restaurant on Barbados.

The room was bright and airy, with bold colors and faux foliage hanging from the ceiling.

It closed in 2014.

Opened in February 1976.

The Waikiki Room was in the Hotel Leamington.

The original Waikiki Room was in the Hotel Nicollet across town but it moved to the Leamington in February 1976.

The Leamington, itself, opened in 1912 and was demolished in 1990-1992. It was replaced with the Leamington Municipal Ramp.

This is a later incarnation of Pantley's Pagan Hut in Depoe Bay. The structure is now gone; a timeshare complex is in its place.

There was a Pantley's Pagan Hut in Depoe Bay, OR, which must have been related to this location somehow. The Oregon location was connected to Pantley's Motel Apartments, no word on whether this location was also connected to a Motel.

Luau Barbecue served a mix of barbecue and Hawaiian-inspired dishes, likely in the '50s/'60s.

Olmstead is now on this site as of 2021.