Tiki Kiliki, aka Christie J. White, felt the call of the islands as early as 6 years old as her time spent after school was in an antique store where the owner had vintage Hawaiian LPs on heavy rotation. She then became mesmerized with Polynesian Pop at the bright age of 13 when she purchased her first Tiki mug at a Salvation Army Thrift Store. Her need to surround herself with idols & relics from the past could only be shared one way -- the creation of The Hukilau, an annual event celebrating the classic era and resurgence of Polynesian Pop.

She has carried her Tiki Torch on the East Coast for 7 years producing Hukilau since 2002 and her sub-event, Tiki Torch Nights, for both Trader Vic’s in Atlanta, GA and Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She has been quoted and/or featured in such magazines/media as Atomic Magazine, Fort Lauderdale Home, City Link Magazine, New Times Broward/Palm Beach, Sun-Sentinel, Creative Loafing Atlanta, The New York Times, Miami Herald and Barracuda Magazine, among others.

When Trader Vic’s in Atlanta celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2006, Ms. Kiliki was the obvious choice for the hostess with the most-est. Her commitment to Hukilau is undeniable as she strives each year to create an experience that every guest can take with them for a lifetime. Ms Kiliki currently resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Orchid Wahine
Co-Organizer

Orchid Wahine is delighted and honored to return as a Hukilau Organizer. For the past seven months she has dedicated much of her time to the worlds of sideshow and burlesque but is eager to return to the world of tiki and help ensure everyone continues to have the time of their lives at The Hukilau. Orchid Wahine and her husband reside in a mid-century modern community outside of Washington, DC with their three Boston Terriers and are proud to call the DC/Baltimore ohana family.

Basement Kahuna
Vendor Coordinator

Our vendor coordinator, Dave "Basement Kahuna" Wolfe, is arguably one of the best kept secrets in the Tiki world as we know it. Born and raised in Georgia in relative isolation from the Tiki/Hawaiiana world, he discovered and fell in love with the style quite on his own in the early '90s and created a visionary Tiki world through sheer interest and obsession in his home before discovering kindred spirits in Tiki Central and in the pages of Sven Kirsten's Book Of Tiki. Far beyond his extraordinary devotion and passion for everything in the Tiki genre, his legendary acumen for uncovering bits of Tiki's glorious past in the form of artifacts of every description, his uncanny feel for the aesthetic of Tiki style, and his prowess for mixology, he is a highly accomplished Tiki carver and creator of all things Polynesian Pop. Once referred to by Sven Kirsten as "A one man Oceanic Arts," his Tikis, Polynesian war club reproductions, shields, masks, and light fixtures can be seen in personal Tiki bars from L.A. to Paris and everywhere in between, and in modern-era Tiki bars as well as legendary Tiki temples such as the beloved Mai Kai. As always, we are thrilled to have him as a part of the Hukilau celebration.