In some lighter news, Coasties are keeping things chill over at U.S. Coast Guard Station Key West, Florida, where they recently recovered a reportedly stolen tiki hut boat in the emerald waters of ...

Tony Marrero is the criminal justice and breaking news reporter. Reach him at [email protected]. Hillsborough deputies arrest man in teen’s fatal shooting in Town ‘N Country• Crime The words ...

For most people, the word “tiki” conjures images of thatched-roof bars, rum-heavy cocktails and elaborately carved wooden figures, but for a small subset of enthusiasts, tiki is way more than ...

Tiki culture lives on in the San Fernando Valley. For years, "The Hut" was the place to be for returned G.I.s and their wives looking for an exotic escape into tiny umbrellas, palm fronds, thatched ...

Loco moco, musubi, mochiko chicken, kalua pig. I can count on one hand how many Tacoma-area restaurants serve those classic Hawaiian dishes. That’s four. Total. And two of those are chain restaurants.

Seattleites have a deep affinity for midcentury style, elaborate cocktails and Hawaiian vacations. Is it any wonder we also have an ardent tiki following? Tiki culture represents escape, nostalgia and ...

Tristin Sweeney scurried along some 2-foot boards outside of the tiki hut in his backyard, away from his dad’s watchful eye for only a few seconds. Busted. “Don’t be doing that,” his father, John ...

They are as much a part of South Florida life as palm trees and sandy beaches — and almost as native. Tiki huts, those ingenous Native American creations, conjure images of sipping piña coladas by the ...