San Francisco-based Kokomo Entertainment Corp. plans to open a large theme restaurant in Honolulu and a smaller one in Lahaina, according to the company's chief executive officer Michael Atkinson.

Dubbed Mike Love's Club Kokomo, the new restaurants will be more upscale than the popular Planet Hollywood and Hard Rock Cafe eateries, complete with live music and Beach Boys memorabilia, Atkinson said.

He described the menu -- largely seafood, burgers and pizzas -- as "California meets Caribbean on the way to Hawaii."

Atkinson said Hawaii was a logical location since Love has owned a home in Hana, Maui for many years and spends a lot of time in the state.

"Long term, Hawaii is an excellent market for us," he said.

The Honolulu restaurant will be about 25,000 square feet in size, likely near the waterfront, Atkinson said. The Lahaina site will be about 15,000 square feet, he said.

Atkinson said the company is looking at six different locations on Oahu but he declined to disclose the potential sites. The company has hired Joe North, president of J.S. North Co., as its local agent.

The Aloha Tower Marketplace is one possible location. Sanford Murata, the court-appointed receiver of Aloha Tower complex, said he's had preliminary discussions with the company. But Murata said the two sides are far from a deal.

Kokomo Entertainment has spent about two years on concept development and raising money and has not yet opened a restaurant. The local restaurant would be one of its first, Atkinson said.

The company, which recently floated a $12 million private placement to finance its operations, wants to open restaurants in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Honolulu between December and July 1998, Atkinson said.

A San Francisco restaurant and the Lahaina site will open at a later date, he said.