Today we learned in the Honolulu Advertiser of the passing of Annette Nahinu at the age of 93. It’s been a couple of years since I saw her sitting at her table greeting guests. I had heard that she was too frail to sit there anymore. With luck her legacy that is the fabulous Tiki Bar style La Mariana will go on.

La Mariana Sailing Club is a place I often take guests when they fly in and land anytime around lunch. It’s filled to the brim with old Waikiki Tiki style things. Nahinu loved to go to auctions when the old places were closing down or remodeling. Today La Mariana is the last place to see these bygone wonders. I’m surprised to find I don’t have a single picture of it.

Take the time to seek out La Mariana to experience that old Tiki Bar feeling. It looks it’s best at night when all the cracks are hidden in the shadows.

La Mariana Sailing Club

50 Sand Island Access Rd

Honolulu, HI 96819

(808) 848-2800