About The Marama Room - A Tiki Bar & Grille

The Island of Mo’Orea, Mo’o meaning lizard and Re’a  meaning yellow. A Young woman became pregnant & gave birth to an egg. When the egg hatched, it was a yellow lizard that was born. The husband & wife raised  “Moo-rea” until he became too big & threatened their village. They built a big boat & set him out to sea. Moo-rea, still childlike, not understanding why he was  abandoned, panicked & tried to swim back to land. He sadly drowned & washed up on the shores of an island formerly known as Aimeho. When villagers found his dead body, they ran in fear, screaming “Mo’Orea”. Hence, how Tahiti’s sister island  was renamed.

 Polynesian Mythology: 

In Polynesian mythology “Marama” is most closely translated as the “Moon” but is considered a  female Deity on some islands; Also associated with death.  

In Polynesian Mythology, “Marama” is a Lunar Deity.  According to Cook’s Island Mythology, Marama was a male Lunar Deity, who loved Ina, The  Goddess of light. They wed, but in a cruel twist of fate, they rarely get to see each other as  Marama dwells in the night, while Ina occupies the sky during the day. 

The Moon, Marama, appears as a male Deity in Māori Mythology and is said to be the husband of all women, as shown by the way he affects women every month. (Awful cocky and sexist,  hmm?) 

 Donn Beach began building a prototype houseboat with glass bottom “windows” in the late 1960’s that he dreamed of floating around every major lagoon (As rental rooms) from Hawaii to Tahiti, but could not get it approved by the Hawaiian Island housing authority for fear of turbulent waters and safety concerns.

This prototype Houseboat was named the “Marama”.

Donn eventually had the Marama shipped down to the sister Island of Tahiti, Mo’Orea, where he and his third wife Phoebe vacationed (Honeymooned) frequently. 

The Marama was docked in Opunohu Bay and the happy couple lived on the “one of a kind” houseboat when they visited,  which was frequently.

"We are pleased to offer the weary traveler the immersive authentic Tiki experience that was searched for, but remained elusive until now"… 

"The Marama Room!"

  We strive to create an immersive environment where we will serve the finest Craft Tiki Cocktails your taste buds have ever experienced! Please enquire about our Tiki Events services.

There is a story to tell here at the Marama Room as we regale you with the history of each cocktail’s name and creation.  

**We celebrate and honor Polynesian Culture and give  back to this community while promoting education about the culture, geography, mythology  and history.