Tiki's Grill & Bar is celebrating its fifth birthday 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23 with drink and pupu specials, and live entertainment. The kitschy second-floor cocktail lounge and restaurant with its erupting volcano and bright color scheme is in ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Hotel, 2570 Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Tiki partners Bill Tobin, Kelly McGill and Greg Montgomery will be guest bartenders; their tips will benefit Aloha United Way. Validated parking will be available.

Other restaurant news: The Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa is offering a free Thanksgiving spread for children ages 4 and younger; adults pay $38.95 for the all-you-can-eat menu Nov. 22 and children 5-12 pay $18.95, and there's free parking; 922-6611. Taormina Sicilian Cuisine has opened at the Waikiki Beach Walk, 227 Lewers St.; 926-5050.

HOMESTYLE TOURISM

VISIT 3 BIG ISLAND HOMES, BRUNCHING ALONG THE WAY, ENJOYING KEIKI HULA, GOODIE BAG

Chef Ann Sutherland, left, a North Shore native and world traveler who has held jobs as varied as acting as Ethel Kennedy's chef and serving as a hotel executive chef, has launched a new enterprise on the Kona Coast of the Big Island: Home Tours Hawai'i. Participants visit three homes (a local-style cottage, an oceanfront townhouse and a luxury estate) and, during the course of the morning, savor a progressive brunch menu devised by Sutherland and watch a keiki hula performance. And they depart with a goodie bag of local products and the recipes for the brunch dishes.

The morning tours operate Mondays through Saturdays. Cost, including transportation from some resorts, is $85. Information: http://hometourshawaii.com; 888-325-5772; 808-325-5772.