{"id":509,"date":"2009-07-16T15:17:32","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T22:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/?p=509"},"modified":"2009-07-16T15:17:32","modified_gmt":"2009-07-16T22:17:32","slug":"do-something-for-the-mai-kai-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2009\/07\/16\/do-something-for-the-mai-kai-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Something For the Mai Kai Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The greatest Tiki Supper Club can use your help. And it only takes a couple of minutes.<\/p>\n

In this economy, things are tough for a business that depends on tourists. And the new owner, Dave Levy has also invested a ton of money in renovating the Mai Kai in the last year.<\/p>\n

So, spend a couple of minutes adding your glowing reviews to these online travel pages to counter the many stupid reviews of people who are clueless. Help keep the Mai Kai around for your kids and their kids to go and marvel. Hell, do it so you<\/em> can go and marvel!<\/p>\n

Yahoo Travel<\/a><\/p>\n

Yelp<\/a><\/p>\n

Trip Advisor <\/a><\/p>\n

These are the top\u00c2\u00a0review sites\u00c2\u00a0when searching for the Mai Kai. And while there, be sure to look up your other\u00c2\u00a0favorites and give them good reviews too. They need more people who don’t complain about them being too dark or expensive to chime in!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The greatest Tiki Supper Club can use your help. And it only takes a couple of minutes. In this economy, things are tough for a business that depends on tourists. 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