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www.RajeshRR.com » Blog Archive » Hiking (and Then Feasting) in Wailua — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:10:32 +0000

[...] Wailua River area (which is also where we embarked on our tour of the fern grotto). We went to the imu ceremony in the garden where the roasted kalua pig was pulled from the earthen imu oven, then had a [...]

By: skeet

skeet — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:12:10 +0000

I’ve enjoyed the luau at Pradise Cove a few times. The food and entertainment are good, there’s a concerted effort to inform the guests about local practices, but yeah – it’s got more in common with Vegas than with the local luaus I’ve been privileged to attend.

Visiting (late again!) for the Carnival of Aloha.

By: sheila

sheila — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:14:55 +0000

Hi Nathalie – oh my goodness…how can they mess up cake? That would be bad for sure!

By: Nathalie

Nathalie — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:11:34 +0000

In terms of luaus, I think once is enough and so the only one I’ve been to is the one at the Hyatt in Kauai. While the entertainment was great, I found the food to be pretty bad. I love desserts and found that the Hyatt served the worse cake ever at the luau! So my tip would be to find one that great reviews for the food as well as the entertainment.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:10:14 +0000

At the end of the night the question is whether you have a good time and I think you can have a good time at most any of the luaus in Hawaii.

By: sheila

sheila — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:34:56 +0000

Hi Jim – wouldn’t some kulua pork be good about right now?

I know what you mean about the commercial aspect. I hear a lot of locals saying not to go to this or that luau because it’s not “authentic”. My contention to that is that it would be the extreme rare situation that a visitor would get invited to a true local and authentic luau. Overall, I think a luau is definitely worth doing. I love the music, dancing and costumes.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:47:16 +0000

mmmmm now i’m getting hungry.

I went to Germaines Luau and it wasn’t bad. I thought the food was decent, the drinks were good, and the show was very entertaining. There is a certain “commercial” aspect about luau’s in general but I think overall it’s a great time and a great experience.

By: sheila

sheila — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:22:57 +0000

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the nice compliment.

You’re right – I really do need to work on an Oahu luau comparison. Those comparison posts may not look like much work, but they are really time consuming and take lots of searching and phone calls. So, I’ve been putting that on the back burner for a while. Maybe I should just get started and work on it as I have time.

By: Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:26:10 +0000

Hi Sheila,

Wow, you always come up with great articles! I was wondering if you could provide a comparison of Oahu luaus. There are about 5 or 6 luaus on the island of Oahu:

Alii Luau at PCC (Laie)
Germaine’s Luau (Kapolei)
Paradise Cove Luau (Kapolei)
and 2 or 3 others in Waikiki