The Tías City Council expresses its condolences for the death of Alexander Müller, a businessman residing in the municipality who, together with Joseph Hassan, ran the well-known Waikiki cocktail terrace for almost 30 years, open from 1981 to 2007.
Alexander Müller passed away in Mácher on October 28 at the age of 76 and his farewell took place this Sunday, at 4:30 p.m. in the Tías Municipal Funeral Home and in the Tías Municipal Cemetery.
The Tías City Council expresses its regret for this loss and sends its condolences to family and friends; to his wife, Carmen Acosta; to his children, Patrick and Sandro Müller; his political children, Estela Medina, Patricia Serrano, Simón, Melany and Roberto Hernández; his grandchildren Alejandro, Óscar, Anahí, Sandro and Abril.
The volcano of tourism, origins of the transformation of Lanzarote, by Juan Cruz, describes the origins of the hotel establishment, pointing out that ""Alex Müller together with his partner Joseph Hassan put into operation the legendary Wiakiki cocktail terrace. This place was a successful bet according to the leisure needs of Lanzarote, which required it at that time."
"Previously, the main tourist areas of Spain had been visited to see how similar places worked. They got jugs and other Hawaiian-style accessories. The Waikiki created a trend and marked an era in the eighties, as a destination for all the people who went out on weekends to have dinner and then enjoyed the cocktails of this mythical establishment, which offered good music and the best atmosphere..."
