The Pacific Islanders’ Cultural Association is proud to present The 13th Annual San Francisco Aloha Festival: Saturday–Sunday, August 4–5, 2007, 10am - 5pm at the San Francisco Presidio.

The Pacific Islanders of the San Francisco Bay Area offer their talents in music and dance during this FREE ADMISSION, two-day festival of arts held during the first full weekend of every August. Entertainment highlights include Pacific Islander music as well as Polynesian dance. The festival will also feature arts & crafts vendors, island cuisine, educational exhibits and workshops, and an `Ohana Korner with simple games for the kids!

For a schedule of entertainment, vendors, and workshops, visit the San Francisco Aloha Festival website.

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Forbidden Island, the popular tiki bar in Alameda, California, is offering a special sale on Sunday, July 15. The bar has worked with Munktiki to create a collector’s version of the establishment’s fugu fish-styled tiki mug, which has proven a little too popular — so many patrons have walked off them that there’s now a deposit placed on the mug when the drink is ordered!

Starting at 3:00pm, “less than” 50 of these one-time, non-numbered mugs will go on sale, with the unique-to-Forbidden Island glaze (yellow with orange spots/high gloss black interior) and cast in the “FI Flattop” style. Each mug also comes with a copy of the “secret” Fugu 4 2 drink recipe!

$60 each.

Discuss at Tiki Central

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Zog Productions presents Tiki Lounge Night, with live surf music from The Swamp Coolers, The Surfside IV, The Shadowcasters, and vinyl exotica by DJ El Dedo and DJ D. Scott.

Also: Drink specials, contests, door prizes, tiki art, and live tiki carving.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007. Doors open at 8. $6 admission.

The Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School, Phoenix, AZ

Get details at The Rhythm Room mySpace page

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These hula girl-style license plate frames from Hawaiian Days crack me up — the “skirts” are made out of material and sway in the wind.

There are three variations in skirt and top colors, natural, dark green, and light green.

$30.99 for 1, $54.99 for 2.

See Hula Girl License Plate frames at Hawaiian Days website

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The Polynesian Paradise Dancers, a professional Polynesian dance company based out of Santa Fe Springs, CA was invited by the military to bring a piece of home to thousands of U.S. troops abroad this summer.

During the 2-week tour (which ends today), the dance company visited military bases in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, Guam, and Japan, performing a live Polynesian revue showcasing traditional and modern dances from Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand and Samoa.

It’s always great to hear about people who are willing to do more to support our troops than just throwing a magnetic sticker on the back of their car.

Link to Polynesian Paradise Dancers website

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After the phenomenal success of Tiki Sundays the past two summers, the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA, decided to spread the exotica over a whole weekend with more fun feature films, diverting oddball shorts, vendors, food, music and more!

Beginning with an epic bang on Friday night with a rare screening of director George Roy Hill’s tropical behemoth, HAWAII starring Julie Andrews.

After the first program on Saturday (Kevin Kidney’s screening of his spectacular collection of rare, island-themed TV surprises), join all in the Egyptian Courtyard for a Royal Southern California-style Luau with exotic musical entertainment from King Kukelele and his Friki Tikis and the Polynesian Paradise Dancers. Then, early evening, settle in for a great double feature: THE SOPHISTICATED MISFIT, a fascinating new documentary on pop culture icon, Shag (who’ll be appearng In-Person!), paired with the vintage Burt Lancaster island adventure, HIS MAJESTY O’KEEFE. There will also be Tiki vendors and other special surprises in the courtyard on Saturday from 1:00 PM till we shut it down.

Sunday has a screening of the scorching hot MISS SADIE THOMPSON, starring Rita Hayworth as a hard-luck dame stranded in Samoa with nobody for company but an evil Christian fundamentalist and a gang of fun-loving GI’s.

For ticket prices and event dates and times, visit the Egyptian Theatre website.

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Artist and tiki-carver Greg Fairclough’s blog is charting the progress of each of his Maori-styled pieces — it’s fascinating to watch how a chunk of wood slowly transforms into a fully-realized piece.

Link to Ocean and Island Arts by Greg Fairclough blog

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