The Hukilau 2018 recap: Photos and video from social media

The Hukilau: June 6-10, 2018, at the Pier Sixty-Six Hotel & Marina and The Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. Featuring:

Bands: The Black Flamingos, Czarna Wolgastar, The Disasternauts, The Exotics, Gold Dust Lounge, The Intoxicators, Los Straitjackets, The Madeira, The Martian Denny Orchestra, Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica Quintet, The Neanderthals, The Royal Pacifics, Skinny Jimmy Stingray.
Perfomers: King Kukule, Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid, Angie Pontani.
Artists: Will Anders, Tom Fowner, Tiki Tony.
Bars: Death Or Glory (Delray Beach), Dirty Dick (Paris), Flask & Cannon (Jacksonville), Foundation Bar (Milwaukee), Frankie’s Tiki Room (Las Vegas), Hidden Harbor (Pittsburgh), Nu Lounge Bar (Italy), Three Dots and a Dash (Chicago), Pagan Idol (San Francisco), S.O.S. Tiki Bar (Atlanta), Tonga Hut (Los Angeles), Trailer Happiness (London).
Symposiums: Kyle Barnes, Nicole Brauchler, Brother Cleve, Ian Burrell, Ron Ferrell, Tim “Swanky” Glazner.
* TheHukilau.com | Facebook: Page and Group | Twitter | Instagram

VIDEO OVERVIEWS

THURSDAY

It’s called surf rock. #hukilau

A post shared by Ernie Slubik (@bigfkahuna) on Jun 7, 2018 at 10:03pm PDT

FRIDAY

How to Mix Like The Mai-Kai: Tips and techniques from Hurricane Hayward
of The Atomic Grog for turning your home bar into a Tiki cocktail paradise.
Check out highlights from the sold-out class at The Hukilau 2018.
Photo galleries: Facebook | Flickr

What would Hukilau swim be without an appearance by Crazy-Al? Looks like he caught me sippin’ from his cocktail mug again… Mahalo to #tikitony for the swell vid!?? Mega mahalos to my amazing costume designer @jaynechampagne of #cathousdesigns for the super Fire Eating Mermaid ensemble.?? ???????Ya knocked it outta the park! #MeduSirena #Hukilau2018 #crazyaltikis #tikimania #MeduSirenaSwimShow #tiki #boceanresort#?? #??#thewreckbar #aquaticats #YankeeClipper #????? #tikiyakiorchestra @crazyaltikis #mermaid #tikimermaid

A post shared by MeduSirena Marina (@fireeatingmermaid_medusirena) on Jun 8, 2018 at 2:04pm PDT

Just a typical Friday Night at The Hukilau. Raced outta the Wreck Bar pool last night after the film shoot and unto the stage drumming with The Disasternauts! Whatta thrill!! You know I can’t resist a man un a gorilla suit- much less a whole band! GO GO GORILLA! ?????????????????? #MeduSirena #theoriginalfireeatingmermaid #thedisasternauts #Hukilau2018 #gogogorilla #crazyaltikis #theintoxicators #percussivepiscene #tiki

A post shared by MeduSirena Marina (@fireeatingmermaid_medusirena) on Jun 9, 2018 at 10:56am PDT