Mai Tai at Tahiti Nui. Text Nanea if interested 808.652.9995 Mahalo Also hiring for 1 experienced chef in the kitchen! Visit these Hawaii tiki bars for fruity cocktails, kitsch and history Specialties: If you're looking for onolicious food, live music and a warm, friendly atmosphere, Tahiti Nui in the heart of Hanalei will welcome you with open arms. Kauai Tiki Bars: Tahiti Nui, Hanalei – Open for more than 50 years, Tahiti Nui has long been a popular local spot but it’s even more famous since it appeared in the movie “The Descendants” with George Clooney. For cinephiles, The Descendants shot here. Tahiti-Nui had linked the Austral islands of Rapa Iti and Raivavae, with their stone fortifications and ceremonial marae platforms, with the stone ahu platforms and carvings of Easter Island. Tahiti Nui Restaurant on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Watch episode 'A World of Barbecue' aired on season 30 Locations Guy Fieri visits in the USA ... they have some amazing live local music nightly and the bar is a great spot to hang out and enjoy the evening. Aloha Drew × We offer daily non-stop service to Tahiti from Paris and Los Angeles as well as convenient flights to Auckland and Tokyo. The raft had voyaged almost as far as Kon-Tiki , and remained afloat for more than six months, four of them on the high seas. "Great pizza, and awesome live Hawaiian music (we went around 7:30 on a Saturday night)...." Bar in Hanalei, HI Tahiti Nui/Tiki Man Pizza. Weathered old building, tiki bar stools, delightful Mai Tais with a slightly sour (due to grapefruit, I think), and amazing pizza from the attached Tiki Man bakery. With our code share partners SNCF rail in France, American Airlines in the USA and Qantas in Australia, we link to over 39 other … Since opening in May 1963, Tahiti Nui has been family run and operated… Tahiti Nui is a special place. It's usually quite the rare treat to find a place that really does get everything right. See 277 photos and 84 tips from 2584 visitors to Tahiti Nui. Kon-Tiki is also the name of Heyerdahl's book, the Academy Award-winning 1950 documentary … Tahiti Nui: 5-5134 Kuhio Highway in Hanalei, 808-826-6277, thenui.com MAUI South Shore Tiki Lounge: 1913 S. Kihei Road in Kihei, 808-874-6444, www.southshoretikilounge.com Tahiti Nui is hiring 1 more day server for Fri, Sat, Sunday. A+ vibe, Hawaiian (Don Ho forever) music and tiki bar scene along with the island’s (reputed) best Mai Tai’s. As … Drinks range from microbrews and wine to tiki-inspired cocktails, including Pele’s Passion, made with tequila, triple sec, passion fruit, li hing mui crack seed powder, cayenne pepper, fresh jalapeño, cilantro, lime and lemonade; and the “world famous” Tahiti Nui Mai Tai, made from an original—and secret—recipe. The Kon-Tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian islands, led by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl.The raft was named Kon-Tiki after the Inca god Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name. With a bottle of Hinano on their lanai, you really can't get closer to Tahiti.