Oahu Luaus & Hawaiian Culture
Oahu's Polynesian heart and soul is what makes Hawaii so special, and the best way to experience the legendary welcome and entertainment is at a traditional Hawaiian luau.
To get things started, pick up some background into the legends and lore by visiting the Polynesian Cultural Center. Oahu's famous 'living museum' re-creates eight Polynesian villages, with arts and crafts from across the Pacific, including the annual excitement of the World Fire Knife Dance competition. While at the center, you can see costumed dancers perform in a Polynesian show, paddle a canoe across a lagoon, watch cultural performances from Tonga and Fiji, and get the lowdown on tattoos and ukuleles.
Across Oahu, hotels and companies such as Paradise Cove bring Polynesian culture and cuisine together in one almighty package known as the luau. The Polynesian Cultural Center also hosts Polynesian song and dance luaus - in fact theirs is the largest Polynesian revue in the world.
Whichever luau you choose, you're in for a night of true Hawaiian
entertainment. Beginning at sunset, the luaus start as candles light up
and the sun's glow fades across the water. Your welcome might be a
shower of flower petals, a homage to the traditional floral lei, or you
might be greeted by a circle of warriors riding canoes on the lagoon.
Learn the gentle rhythm of the hula or join in the nightly return of the
fishing nets. Then the gentle lilt of Hawaiian guitars fills the air as
the imu (earth oven) ceremony begins with a royal procession.
A
traditional and Western-style buffet feast follows, including pork
cooked in an underground oven accompanied by tropical salads, locally
caught fish and baked sweet potatoes.
Then it's time to sit back
as the Hawaiian entertainment begins, with songs and dances from across
the Pacific performed by up to 100 Polynesian performers. The evening of
Hawaiian culture culminates in a grand finale of Polynesian chants,
swirling hula dancers and Samoa’s exotic fire-knife dance.
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Amabassador package with transport was great. Guided tour with center employee ( mostly college students from Brigham Young University next door ) That allowed us to catch all the highlights of the Cultural Center as an insider. We would have wandered around otherwise. Also, it gave us prime seating for the luau and a lei upon entering. It was along day, but a great one. Well worth it, Highly recommend it.
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We had so much fun while at the Luau! The staff is very very friendly even our bus driver was fabulous. It is very interactive and it is very easy to get involved with all the activities that they have. The show itself was remarkable!!
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