This year is the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's gaining statehood ... for all things Polynesian that lasted well into the 1960s. Tiki-themed restaurants and clubs sprang up throughout the country.

Bamboo torches are cropping up in back ... travels from the PoliTiki in Washington, D.C., to a Tiki-themed strip club in Los Angeles. “Hawaiian shirts are back,” Teitelbaum declares.

Nothing is more appealing than Hawaii, or the South Seas, replete with tiki torches, grass skirts, and brightly colored patterned shirts, and those iconic images were invoked, even in the desert.

Tiki bars? They're from California ... where part of the Elvis Presley movie Blue Hawaii was filmed. Hawaiians traditionally used torches as a light source when walking or fishing at night.

Tiki is a word for carved figure ... where part of the Elvis Presley movie Blue Hawaii was filmed. Hawaiians traditionally used torches as a light source when walking or fishing at night.

After weeks of speculation, tonight’s Season 10 premiere of Hawaii Five-0 confirmed that a long-running character will not be on board for at least the rest of the season. The successful reboot ...

Tiki is a Hawaiian word that means primal man ... They tell me to tone it down. Do you carry tiki torches in your truck? Sure. When I throw a party, I build bamboo bars. I've built 7-foot ...