Looking forward to the Hukilau!

tiki-bar-talk-logo-colorThe Hukilau in Fort Lauderdale is this weekend, and I must say that us kats and kittens at Pirate’s Cove Tiki Bar have been looking forward to this since we left last year’s shindig. This year, we’ll be hitting the Mai Kai for dinner and show with a couple of friends who’ve never seen it…in fact, even though they’ve lived down here in the land of palm trees and Mojitos for years, they’ve never been to the Mai Kai at all. Krazy, huh?

Bahia Cabana, site of the Hukilau
Bahia Cabana, site of the Hukilau

That brings up a point. It amazes me just how little most people know about our little Tiki and Retro culture, even though if you look hard enough, it’s everywhere. The Hukilau is one of the largest Tiki events in the galaxy, and brings in a lot of business to Fort Lauderdale. Yet most of the people I’ve yapped about it to have never even heard of it. Hell, I didn’t find out about it until just a few years ago, and I love this stuff! Maybe it’s best kept as a best kept secret, huh?

As for this  weekend, we’ll be attending the Friday night party and we’ll be at Bahia Cabana during the day on Saturday; we’ll be watching the premier of the Tikimentary ‘In Search of the Lost Paradise’; we’re going to the Wreck Bar for the Mermaid Show and will hit the Mai Kai in the evening. (Note to burglars: We have a very large dog, an cop-wired alarm and a next door neighbor with a shotgun and a coke habbit).

So as far as Tiki Lounge Talk posts go, not sure how things are going to play out in the next couple of days, so you might not hear from me until Sunday. That of course depends on the level of intoxication achieved at The Hukilau, catch my drift? Groovy. And for those swingers going to the big party – see you there kids…just like last year, I’ll be the guy in the Hawaiian shirt!woman-winking-retro

-Tiki Chris Pinto, reporting from the lanai next to the pool.

3 Replies to “Looking forward to the Hukilau!

  1. Thanks, I intend too! You’re probably thinking Ohana is the same weekend because they moved it from September (I think) to June, and made a big deal about it being around the same time as the Hukilau. Actually we were looking forward to going to Ohana this year, but being so close together now we couldn’t swing it. Maybe next year…

    Let me know if there’s anything specific you want pictures of and I’ll take them for you

  2. Have a blast! Wish we could be there ( especially looking out at a chilly rainy Pennsylvania day) but I know the photos that people post will be fun to see! Funny, for some reason I thought this was being held the same weekend as Ohana Luau at the Lake. Must have my calendar on crooked 🙂

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