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Big Kahuna Tiki Huts had the honor of working with Matthew Brown and members of Eagles Scout Troop 774 of Jupiter, Florida, as Matthew worked toward his Eagle Scout ranking.

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) awards this highest honor to Scouts who demonstrate leadership while performing an extensive project in their community. The project must benefit an organization other than the BSA. Also, it cannot be performed for an individual or a business; cannot be solely a fund-raising project; and cannot be a commercial effort.

Matthew’s project included the total reconstruction of two hurricane damaged Seminole Indian chiki huts located at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter, Florida.

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary is a facility dedicated to bringing wildlife and people together to foster awareness of the value and diversity of Florida’s natural resources. The sanctuary offers a unique opportunity to experience native Florida wildlife and natural ecosystems up close. Their animal hospital treats over 4,000 injured animals annually.

Matthew’s job was to plan, organize, lead and manage the project. He invested 220 hours of his time to complete the project from start to finish. This included raising over $5,000 for the project.

“With the help of my family, friends, and fellow scouts, we completed the chiki hut project within two days,” says Matthew. He added, ” It took two days of hard labor and organization, including clearing shrubs and debris, mulching, replacing crossbeams and supports, and individually attaching new palm fronds on both structures.”

Big Kahuna Tiki Huts worked with the Scouts by assisting in the thatching of the fresh cut palm fronds that makes up the roof of the chiki hut.

The results were successful and Matthew was awarded his Eagle Scout rank.  The title of Eagle Scout is held for life, thus giving rise to the phrase, “Once an Eagle, always an Eagle.” Congratulations to Matthew and his fellow Scouts.

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Big Kahuna Tiki Huts built a 40 foot x 20 foot tiki hut at the Tides Club located at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida.  The large tiki hut was built on their beachfront deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.  Big Kahuna also thatched several existing structures converting them into tiki huts.  Along with building many single pole tiki huts with tables around them.

This area is a place for military personnel and their families to enjoy on a daily basis.  The tiki area has also become a great location for year round functions and activities.  Special events can be held outdoors with plenty of shaded area.

One of the couples that got married at the tiki hut was so excited they sent us pictures.  Their family and friends gathered at the Tides Club to celebrate the wedding nuptials.  More than 50 guests enjoyed the beachside affair.  Congratulations to them and a long, happy, healthy and prosperous life.

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Big Kahuna Tiki Huts built a custom tiki hut for the Treatment Center in Lake Worth FL.  The authentic tiki hut was a 25 foot x 25 foot with a cupola on the top.

The Treatment Center is an inpatient drug and alchohol detox and treatment facility.  Their mission is the “restore hope”.

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Big Kahuna Tiki Huts had the pleasure of building a tiki hut for the River Center at Burt Reynolds Park in Jupiter FL.  We built a 40 foot x 20 foot tiki hut using cypress wood and palm fronds.

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Big Kahuna Tiki Huts is fortunate to work with a wonderful artist who custom designs tiki gods for our customers.  Many customers want to have a tiki god built into their bar at the corners.

Our artist also carves the main support posts of the tiki huts with designs and beautiful hand painted designs for our customers to make their tiki hut a one of a kind.

Big Kahuna Tiki Huts and Tiki Bars have a wide range of designs to choose from and our artist can also carve a design of your chose.

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Big Kahuna Tiki Huts completed a project for a restaurant in Ft. Myers Beach FL.  The restaurant had us custom build a tiki hut, tiki bar.  Instead of using fresh cut palm fronds for the thatching we used mexican raincape.

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Big Kahuna Tiki Huts & Tiki Bars built a tiki hut at Tradition Field. Tradition Field is the home of the New York Mets Spring Training. It is located in Port St. Lucie, Florida and the stadium capacity is over 7,000.
The tiki hut is 30 by 11 feet and over 2,500 fresh cut Florida palm fronds were used to create the custom built structure. The tiki hut adds a tropical panache to the Florida stadium.

Big Kahuna Tiki Huts built a custom tiki hut and tiki bar for a restaurant in St. James City called Low Key Tiki.  The Breeze Newspaper had the following article about the restaurant:

Those looking for a place to relax and unwind at the end of busy day need look no further than St. James City. On Nov. 11, the Low Key Tiki opened its doors to customers and the staff has vowed to provide what the name of the restaurant denotes, a “low key” atmosphere.

“Our goal is to provide an inviting place for people to come and relax, have a drink, something to eat and socialize with their friends and neighbors,” said owner Scott Adams. “So far people have welcomed the concept and we are pleased with the response and support we have gotten from our community.”

Currently, seating is provided in the outdoor tiki which features a 41-foot bar with additional seating along the perimeter of the covered area. Constructed completely from cedar and bamboo, those visiting the tiki instantly get the feel of a tropical island atmosphere complete with ceiling fans and gentle tropical music playing the in background.

At this point the lunch and dinner menu is very simple, but according to Adams, more items will be added as time goes on. The signature dish found on the current menu are what the Adams call S.O.S. or, stuff on a stick, which are kabobs of beef or chicken along with pineapple, onion and tomato. Other menu items include a quarter-pound “hand-spanked” hamburger, grilled, fried or blackened fish and hot dogs all at very reasonable prices. Also available are a number of appetizers, salads and homemade pineapple upside down cake. Soon to be available from the menu will be Pine Island clams as well.

Scott and Barb first came to the island in 2002 to purchase and run the Starboard Lounge, also in St. James City. After building a successful business, the couple decided to sell the lounge and take some time off to enjoy island life.

“We took a 1 1/2-year vacation but really missed the restaurant business, so we finally decided that since the Hog Fish had been closed for over a year, that perhaps it would be a good idea to breath new life into the place,” said Barb. “We are very pleased with the way it turned out and are very grateful for all of the help and support we received from the island community to make this possible.”

Taking three months to paint the restaurant inside and out, in addition to the addition of the tiki bar, the Adams also replaced the entire kitchen.

“The interior is not quite ready for diners yet, but we should have inside seating before too much longer,” said Adams. “Not only is our outdoor seating comfortable but we couldn’t ask for a better location. We sit between to boat launches on the shoreline of the Monroe Canal.”

In keeping with the “low key” atmosphere, the music will never be intrusive so that patrons can talk easily among themselves.

“We probably won’t be hiring any musicians, but this has become a place where musicians come to relax,” Adams said. “We want to make this a meeting place for people to come and enjoy conversations without having to talk over loud music. It’s all about keeping it laid-back and maintaining the island attitude.”

The Low Key Tiki is located on Stringfellow Road in the heart of St. James City and is open seven-days-a-week, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, call 282-TIKI (8454).