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Aha Aina - A Royal Celebration

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Great way to end our holiday

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 11 Jun 2010
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This was a great way to end our holiday. Very tastefully done and orchestrated. Service, food, entertainment, all excellent. No complaints at all. Recommend highly to anyone.
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Different from the ordinary

Reviewer: Ms. Ms. Rosie  Posted on 5 Mar 2010
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My husband and I, had such an enchanting evening! Aha Aina is different from your typical "hula hula" type of luau. This event is authentic and very respectful. You have a wonderful storyteller "Uncle Joe", telling his stories about the hotel and his life growing up in Hawaii and how times have changed. You have tasty, mouthwatering appetizers that melt in your mouth! Delicious fruit drinks made upon your request with servers eager to assist you. This was such a wonderful change from those typical luaus that you would attend around the islands..such grand entertainment, succulent food and exceptional service! I would highly recommend this dinner show for people who want to experience what Hawaii actually has to offer!
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Great Experience - Thank you!

Reviewer: Ms. Mr. John Walters  Posted on 28 Nov 2009
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It was my first time visiting Hawaii, and I took my family to the Royal Celebration. We had a great time as a family learning, and experiencing the Hawaiian culture. It was a very unique and quiet interesting. The food was beyond my expectations, so so delicious, and the outdoor venue is perfect to watch the Waikiki Sunset, view of Diamond Head, and to watch some waves coming in to shore. Beautiful pink hotel and we can't wait to do it again in our next visit to Hawaii. It was definitely a different and once in a lifetime experience. It is not your typical Luau, this is royalty style celebration, and we loved every minute of it.

Thank you for the great experience!
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I went as a Maka 'ainana

Reviewer: Mr. Kalani  Posted on 1 Oct 2009
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Seating began a traditional eOli (prayer) in the hall of the Royal Hawaiian. It was nice to know Hawaiians stick with protocol nowadays. One could almost feel as if being present at a Royal ball, after all, that is exactly what this Hotel was built for in the first place; which made the atmosphere quite unique.

As you approach the lawn and with your first drink you are invited to spooned portions of fresh Ahi Poke, Kalua Pig, Lomi Salmon, and Poi. Story-teller Joe starts by introducing himself and went directly into explaining what ingredients each spoon held and how it applied to Hawaiian post-western contact life. At the same time others from the hula halau demonstrated how kapa was made, inks were produced and designs printed. Ropes were intertwined by hand and foot and other chores were explained by docent-like-ladies-in-waiting. The Pupu platter was my favorite with the skewered chicken, crab cakes, and Butterfish that melted in your mouth.

With a unique approach, each entree was introduced with a little story or fact behind it from the roasted duck in the salad (the first sugar cane laborers who were Chinese introduced duck to Hawaii) to the Manoa lettuce in the salad (which came from Ahupuafa, land divisions, dated from long ago.) The food was more on the finer side which included Lobster, an almost starchy Poi mix, a very tasty Smoked Pork Tenderloin and a sampling of desserts that ranged from cheesecake lollipops, cream puffs, and pineapple wedges.

As the night progressed, the stories and legends come to life in front of our eyes as Storyteller Joe shared his manafo, his eike, his knowledge. Like children sitting at his feet we hungered for morecand finally, every show needs one of thesecan awesome Samoan fire knife dance took everyonefs breath awayc.

In the end the staff at the Hotel assured everyone was in great hands and went all out to satisfy guests.

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Had a Fabulous time!

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 20 Sep 2009
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This was such a unique and a culture learning experience. We had a great time celebrating the history of Hawaii and its main events that occurred in the past. The food was delicious and quiet filling. The appetizer and the entree were my favorites. YUM! As you entered the Aha Aina, you're welcome with the many smiles from the staff, with their signature drink and their delicious pupus of Kalua pork, ahi poke, or poi. The staff were friendly, and the service was excellent! We will definitely recommend this event to our friends and family. We will do this again on our next visit to Hawaii!
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Wonderful memory of our 25th anniv

Reviewer: Ms. Happy 25th  Posted on 1 Jun 2008
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My husband and I went to Hawaii to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We truly enjoyed the food and entertainment. I would suggest this activity to everyone.. My only comment is that we were not recognized as the others were for celebrating a special event.
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Fantastic

Reviewer: Mr. Cologal  Posted on 13 May 2008
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This was a fantastic evening. We really had a wonderful time. The food was wonderful and the service was great. I really recommend this.
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Reviewer: Ms. Geraldine Robinson  Posted on 11 May 2008
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A very enjoyable evening - food excellent - a lovely stage show as well and a beautiful venue, right on Waikiki Beach.
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the best of the best!

Reviewer: Ms. honeygurl  Posted on 8 May 2008
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The perfect location, within walking distance to my hotel and you get to enjoy the sunset on waikiki! Amazing food, the best I have ever had at a Luau and absolutely incredible entertainers.
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Royal Hawaiian Luau

Reviewer: Mr. Anonymous  Posted on 27 Apr 2008
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The luau was wonderful. The food was much better than my wife and I expected. The entertainment was very enjoyable and the host was very entertaining. We met new friends and really had a wonderful evening.
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Reviewer: Mr. Anonymous  Posted on 4 Mar 2008
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This was some the most fun we had experienced in Oahu, not only that, but it was fairly inexpensive. The staff was great, the views - unbeleivable and the experience - unforgettable. I would definitely recommend this for your trip to Oahu.. I'll definitely do this again!!!
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Reviewer: Mr. Anonymous  Posted on 4 Mar 2008
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The Luau was great, awesome views. The local food served was quite unique, but good. The only thing that I was questioning was the cost, I overheard other couples whom spent considerbly less than we did. Otherwise it was a great time.
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royal hawaiian luau

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 17 Dec 2007
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The food was great but the entertainment was just OK. Need more variety at the Luau... consider offering other activities to do besides the stage show.
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A Nice Evening

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 11 Dec 2007
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This luau was nicely done. The food was good and the music and dancing was nice. This luau is worth going to again. We all enjoyed ourselves.
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luau out fantastic

Reviewer: Mr. kathy  Posted on 24 Nov 2007
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we enjoyed the luau out very much this was our first time but definitely the highlight of our whole trip., would highly recommend to friends and family, entertainment and food was great!
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A wonderful evening!

Reviewer: Ms. Kiara and Jacque  Posted on 14 Nov 2007
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I wish we had gone to the Royal Hawaiian Luau first since we went to another one on our first night in Honolulu and it was nothing compared to this one! The food was excellent! The teriyaki beef was tender, the kalua pork was incredibly flavorful (and they had a whole roasted pig as well!), the mahimahi was some of the best I have ever had and I even tried a bit of the poi (wasn't great, but I had to try it again!). The service was quick and friendly and the drinks were very yummy.

I liked the fact that the show is very engaging and all of the performers just shined on stage. It is a bit pricier than some of the other luaus, but it is definitely worth it!
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Luau

Reviewer: Mr. George.  Posted on 17 Oct 2007
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The food was good and generous and the entertainment was fantastic.
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Wonderful Time

Reviewer: Ms. Anonymous  Posted on 16 Oct 2007
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During our stay in Oahu we went to two luaus. By far this was the best. It is in a great location. The sun was setting in the background. Very romantic
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So romantic!

Reviewer: Ms. newlywed  Posted on 27 Jul 2007
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The food was great, the show was amazing and watching the sunset with Diamond Head in the background was perfect! Much better than any of the other luaus I have been on!
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Royal Hawaiian Luau

Reviewer: Mr. Randal and Kim Mash  Posted on 9 Jul 2007
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This luau was very nice. We throughly enjoyed the entertainment and the food. Very high class and would recommend to friends and family.
Will do again.
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