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Duke Kahanamoku's, Honolulu, HI (restaurant) |
Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3936
From: Santa Barbara, CA
|  Posted: 2010-01-10 10:46 am Permalink
Name:Duke Kahanamoku's
Type:restaurant
Street:International Marketplace
City:Honolulu
State:HI
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct
Description:
Duke Kahanamoku's restaurant occupied the Don the Beachcomber's location in the International Marketplace in Waikiki in the late 1960's. Hosted Don Ho and other famous Hawaiian musicians as well as Martin Denny.
Here is a postcard I have with Don Ho.
An exterior postcard from Duke's (from Mimi Paynes website) compared to the postcard from Don the Beachcombers.
Some brochures from ebay advertising the music (with the Surfers and Martin Denny) and the food.
A swizzle.
DC
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3936
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2010-01-14 5:03 pm Permalink
Here are a few more items from Duke's from the internet.
The famous Suck Em Up glass from the Don Ho shows.
A couple of albums recorded at Dukes
Don Ho Suck Em Up
The Hawaiian Surfers
DC
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10566
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2010-01-14 5:43 pm Permalink
Nice line up, D.C.! I could make good use of some of these items for THIS page in my next book:
Though I am not a Don Ho fan per se, that baby's gotta go in there! 
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puamana
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Joined: Aug 02, 2002
Posts: 291
From: Seattle, WA
| Posted: 2010-01-14 11:42 pm Permalink
I like that brochure, and that shirt ! Here's the cocktail menu from Duke's:
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3936
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2010-01-15 4:11 pm Permalink
Bigbro and Puamana,
Thanks for posting the great shirt and menu. The shirt definitely has to go in the Look of Tiki with the glasses, menu, etc. What a classic!
Here is another style Suck Em Up glass posted Super Eight by on the Suck Em Up thread.
DC
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3936
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2010-04-13 8:57 pm Permalink
Man that is one cool shirt.
A Duke and Suck em up matchbook from ebay.
DC
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3936
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2010-04-20 10:45 pm Permalink
Here's the Green Suck Em Up shirt, would love to score one of these beauties.
DC
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3936
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2010-04-22 4:45 pm Permalink
Found this photo online of a young woman siting on the Bamboo bridge at Duke's. You can see the bridge in the postcard when it was Don the Beachcombers.
DC
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alleysally
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Joined: May 13, 2010
Posts: 1
From: Richmond, VA
| Posted: 2010-05-13 01:02 am Permalink
I just found this site tonight and am thrilled! I've got a set of four of the SUCK 'EM UP! tumblers plus a woman's dress in the famous SUCK 'EM UP! print.
I'd post a photo of the dress, but I'm new here and have NO clue how to do that!
Anyone care to give me instructions? Thanks!
Cancel that. I think I've figured it out. Let's see:
Oh, yeah! It worked!
(Is there a function here that will notify me by email if someone replies to my post? Thanks!)
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teaKEY
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Joined: Nov 09, 2004
Posts: 3663
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2010-05-13 07:28 am Permalink
What is the price value on one of those Suck'em Up shirts? They are bold and beautiful.
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1961surf
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Joined: May 03, 2007
Posts: 1895
From: Newport Beach, Ca .
| Posted: 2010-05-15 11:36 am Permalink
Teakey I know where there is one and I believe the guy wants $300-$400 for it.
They are not easy to come by, especially in XL .
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3936
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2010-07-21 8:51 pm Permalink
Well what-do-ya know, Duke's had a custom Coconut mug. Saw this on ebay, it is way cool!
Looks like a spin-off of the Don the Beachcombers mug with a Hawaiian manufacturer.
DC
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christiki295
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3616
From: LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is
| Posted: 2010-07-28 08:21 am Permalink
Ironically, the Dukes on Mauai as well as Kauai are places to go where the wait staff will be totally devoid of anyone with Hawaiian blood, from my observations (Maui twice and Kauai once).
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Dustycajun
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Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3936
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2011-05-11 8:27 pm Permalink
A few more images of Don Ho and Duke's at the International Market Place from an oversized postcard I purchased.
Also another matchbook from ebay with Duke and and the Kimo Wilder McVay Don Ho show.
DC
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Phillip Roberts
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Joined: Sep 09, 2003
Posts: 1489
From: OAHU, Hawaii.
| Posted: 2011-05-12 10:51 am Permalink
Aloha,
Quote:
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On 2011-05-11 20:27, Dustycajun wrote:
DC
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That card did make it into Waikiki Tiki! I love the maori warrior...
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