Bring the Hawaiian Party Home with Tiki Bar Accessories

To start, the first thing you will need is a Tiki bar. It's as easy. If you don't have a Tiki bar, create one! Get out a table and cover it either with a Hawaiian sarong or tapa paper.

What would a luau party be without the tropical Hawaiian accessories and barware? It's easy to make a Tiki bar for your luau party. All you need are coconut cups, Tiki mugs, drink umbrellas and bamboo bar signs. The perfect Hawaiian party is within your reach.

To start, the first thing you will need is a Tiki bar. It's as easy. If you don't have a Tiki bar, create one! Get out a table and cover it either with a Hawaiian sarong or tapa paper. Surround your bar with Tiki statues, which are available in a wide variety. Add accents like tea leaves and loose flowers. Fill the bar with those fun Tiki mugs or hula girl mugs complete with cute cocktail drink umbrellas, backscratchers and tropical orchids (or perhaps tea leaves). Put out salty snacks in those simple, elegant coconut cups or wooden bowls so that everyone remains thirsty. To complete the look, hang lauhala mats in the background.

Tiki Bar in the United States

The popularity of the Tiki bar began in the United States when a fellow from New Orleans of the name Ernet Beaumont Gante opened a small bar in Hollywood and made rum drinks. Later on, Ernest changed his name to Donn Beach, named the bar Don the Beachcomber and voila...the Tiki bar was born. He created a Polynesian paradise using tropical plants, Tiki mugs, bamboo, lauhala and leis. Little did Donn know then that this style would soon be an inseparable part of American pop culture and that he would lose the rights to the company he himself created.

Polynesian Boom in the United States

One of the most instrumental people responsible for the Polynesian boom in the 1950s is Victor Bergeron, also known as Trader Vic. Vic had been one of the pioneers who had successfully introduced Mexican food in America. He then researched Polynesian and Asian foods for his menus and had equal success with opening Tiki bars all over the United States. In the 1950s and 1960s, there were hundreds of Tiki themed bars in America, the notable ones being Bali Hai of San Diego, Mai Kai of Ft. Lauderdale, Kona Kai of Philadelphia and Kahiki of Columbus, Ohio. Majority of these Tiki bars had their own logos on Tiki mugs, matchboxes and other Tiki accessories. In the mid-1970s, most of the Tiki bars started disappearing. Since then Tiki mugs, matchboxes, menus and decor from such bars have become collectible items.

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