By boat, canals and channels offer easy access to Galveston Bay, the Intercoastal Waterway, and the Gulf of Mexico. Tiki Island is managed by an elected mayor and five aldermen. Tiki Island Police Department provides continuous law enforcement patrol. Tiki Island is in both the Hitchcock and LaMarque School Districts.
School buses provide transportation.
Tiki Island Civic Association, Tiki Island Garden Club, Tiki Island Lunch Bunch, Tiki Island Volunteer Fire Department.