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Tiki Iniki, Kauai, HI (bar) (now open) |
bamalamalu
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Joined: Mar 20, 2006
Posts: 890 |  Posted: 2013-10-29 8:22 pm Permalink
I don't know if you've been there before, PiPhiRho, but I agree with nui 'umi 'umi - don't let Tiki Iniki's ethical failure ruin all of Kauai for you. While it'll be disappointing to have to miss the bar, Kauai is well worth it without them (I know people love Maui, but I'll choose Kauai any day.) Just drive past Iniki and give 'em the stink eye on your way to Tahiti Nui & elsewhere.
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 2382
From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2013-10-29 10:30 pm Permalink
Hey Bama, Your post brought quite a chuckle to my wife and I.
We’ll be in Princeville nxt week and we’ll be giving Inicki the double stinkeye!
Cheers
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
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From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2013-10-29 10:37 pm Permalink
That's the spirit!
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swizzle
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Joined: Jun 03, 2007
Posts: 1168
From: Melbourne,Australia
| Posted: 2013-10-30 01:39 am Permalink
I can't see why you can't visit the place, just don't spend any money. Use the bathroom, ask for some water and then take a heap of photographs and if they ask what you are doing, tell them you really like the work Ben did on the place and you wanted to see the place for yourself but you have no intention on putting any money in their pockets because of how they treated Ben.
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tikiskip
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Joined: Nov 26, 2005
Posts: 4447 | Posted: 2013-10-30 07:38 am Permalink
swizzle has the right idea.
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tikiskip
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Joined: Nov 26, 2005
Posts: 4447 | Posted: 2013-10-30 10:43 am Permalink
swizzle has the right idea.
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sirginn
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Joined: Oct 20, 2003
Posts: 295
From: Sunset Cliffs , CA
| Posted: 2013-10-30 3:20 pm Permalink
Would not have gone to the opening night if I had known about Ben getting stiffed. Looks like I will be spending more time at the Tahiti Nui when I return to Kauai in July.
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PiPhiRho
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 1024
From: Redondo Beach
| Posted: 2013-10-30 4:01 pm Permalink
We could not do three islands, and visiting Tiki Iniki was, for me at least, a motivation for going to Kauai. But the delays in opening plus this helped me to be persuaded to go to Maui instead. I do hope to get to Kauai and will probably do it on the next trip, the status of Tiki Iniki notwithstanding.
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Swanky
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 5274
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2013-10-31 09:29 am Permalink
Go and enjoy it. It is Ben's work and it should be enjoyed. You don't ask them if they pay the kitchen staff properly before you eat do you? Staying away could mean Ben never gets paid! How does not going help anything? It hurts the people working there for sure.
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TikiTacky
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Joined: Nov 23, 2010
Posts: 1319 | Posted: 2013-10-31 11:04 am Permalink
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On 2013-10-31 09:29, Swanky wrote:
Go and enjoy it. It is Ben's work and it should be enjoyed. You don't ask them if they pay the kitchen staff properly before you eat do you? Staying away could mean Ben never gets paid! How does not going help anything? It hurts the people working there for sure.
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Good point, Swanky. This is one reason I was suggesting we ask Ben what he'd prefer people do.
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 7048
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2013-10-31 2:25 pm Permalink
I am not going to give anyone a hard time for going to Tiki Iniki
But just for myself, I can't in good conscience support anyone
with such a lack of personal or business ethics, I would also hazard a guess
that it is only a matter of time before anyone working there now gets screwed over
in due time, But then again one could hope Michele Rundgren will chose to do the right thing
and all will be right in the Tiki world again, but until then I will not be supporting Tiki Iniki in anyway.
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7911
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2013-11-01 8:07 pm Permalink
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On 2013-11-19 21:04, RevBambooBen wrote:
I have been paid in full now.
Everyone go enjoy Tiki Iniki.
aloha Tiki fans!!
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bamalamalu
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Joined: Mar 20, 2006
Posts: 890 | Posted: 2013-11-01 8:28 pm Permalink
Thanks for the update, Ben. I hope this is all cleared up soon and that you get all that you're financially due. We were so excited about this place, but this has just left a bad taste in our mouths. Hopefully by the time we get to Kauai in February this will all be an old, unfortunate memory.
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 2382
From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2013-11-04 2:01 pm Permalink
Last time I saw Ben he said to go ahead and spend money so that they can pay him.
The drink's are expensive - 15 bucks a pop, ok mugs at @$20,but the pupu's are excellent at a very good price.
The decor has to be one of Ben's finest builds-just outstanding! Gotta go, Tahiti Nui calls.
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 2382
From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2013-11-05 12:33 am Permalink
Tahiti Nui getting little bit run down. Still, made two stops there today and gonna get there everyday between now and Sunday. No time for Inickii!
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