Drums of the Pacific Luau with Open Bar at Kaanapali Hyatt Regency Maui
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4.38Great event to experience Hawaii!!
Reviewed by: Jessie, 2024/06/04This was our first experience on Hawaii (ever) and we were ecstatic at the outcome. This event is very well coordinated with scheduling and the showtimes. Since this was our very first time, we also opted for the VIP experiences. My wife, son, and I attended and because we booked online very early, we were at table 2 which was at the stage. Very nice combo of Hawaiian culture, language, meanings, and audience engagement. Food was excellent with multitude of buffet options. My only constructive feedback from this experience would be to reexamine how the check in process is done. Our check in was done in one lone single line and was also rather manual (paper verification and ticketing). Many other VIP ticket holders (ourselves included) found us at the front of the line (standing next to others) asking if we should wait in the line or if we should check in elsewhere. In summary, excellent event that is well worth the time and investment.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2024/05/27 |
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Fun evening!
Reviewed by: Rascal , 2024/02/25Impressive entertainment, great service, a fun experience!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2024/02/23 |
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Fun evening!
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/08/14This show was great! Everyone was very friendly, great food and drinks. Definitely worth the money! Would go back again sometime.
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Activity Date: | 2023/07/09 |
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2023/07/08 |
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Amazing Event
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/07/01Staying on property and it was perfect to get an evening out while still being close to the room!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2023/04/18 |
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Great Evening
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/12/21A really good luau- food tasted great, the fire dancing was phenomenal!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2022/12/12 |
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Awesome Show
Reviewed by: Chris, 2022/12/12The show was great. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. The performers did amazingly and made the show great. The food was alright, but the show and experience were amazing. 10/10.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2022/12/07 |
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Amazing Luau!
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/11/21I would say best luau on Maui, the fire dancers really tie the knot!
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2022/11/10 |
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Drums of The Pacific Luau
Reviewed by: Rick G., 2022/07/04Awesome evening! As good as it was 26 years ago!! Will definitely be back! Excellent!
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2022/07/02 |
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Fantastic
Reviewed by: Leif , 2022/06/26Just a great show. Loved how it was about the entire pacific island triangle heritage. Definitely worth the money for the VIP.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2022/06/24 |
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Our first luau, some great some not so great
Reviewed by: Alan from Colorado, 2022/06/02This is our first luau so not a lot to compare it to. Check in was super easy and the staff was great. The show
Overall the performers were talented and we appreciated that it was a show of different styles of traditional dance from several Pacific islands. The fire dance at the end was fantatic as well. It was hard to understand some of what was going on as the audio was not super clear and we were disappointed that our table was situated where we could only see 2/3 of the stage.
The meal
The appetizer and desert were really good, poke and Mac salad with pineapple and desert was coconut cream cake.What was not good was the main dish...dry mahi mahi, dry steak and dry pulled pork with rice in middle...really a big let-down.
All in all a mixed bag...great performers but a bit of a let down with the obstructed view and less than stellar meal.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2022/05/31 |
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Amazing show!
Reviewed by: adk, 2022/03/24we loved the show, the atmosphere, the storytelling, and the food! great accomodation for our dietary needs and warm service.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2022/03/22 |
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Great Experience
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/01/05Me and my daughter both enjoyed our evening. We learned a bunch of thing about Hawaii and food was yummy too.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2022/01/03 |
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Fun, historical, traditional
Reviewed by: DFish, 2022/01/01How could we vacation in Hawaii without going to a luau? We were in Maui during winter break, so things were very busy. This luau was the only one I could find with openings. The show itself was very fun and interesting. It gave us some background about Hawaiian culture and history. The food was just ok. All drinks are included (even alcoholic ones). It’s definitely pricey, but overall it’s a fun Hawaii-specific experience.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2021/12/28 |
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Save your money
Reviewed by: Disappointed , 2021/12/21I was disappointed with our overall experience at the luau. The food was mediocre and the show seemed “cheesy” although we did have great table side service. I would say save your money. The most exciting part of the show were the fire dancers, but they performed at the end of the show and only for a few minutes.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2021/12/15 |
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Amazing
Reviewed by: Liz H, 2021/11/23Drums of the Pacific was a beautiful display of Polynesian culture. The service and food were outstanding. The performers were incredible. I highly recommend this Luau and am very grateful for the opportunity to experience this culture.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2021/11/21 |
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Loved the Luau!
Reviewed by: Eziel, 2021/09/05Ten out of ten! The hostess was so beautiful with an inviting voice, extremely charming woman.
Venue was great, hotel is beautiful, sunset was great, performance was awesome, food was good and plentiful, unlimited drinks, not sure what else could be added.
Great for families, friends, and dates. Would love to attend more.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2021/08/30 |
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Aloha!!!
Reviewed by: Korynn, 2021/06/23We had a great time at the luau. It was right at sunset so the weather was perfect. The open bar was really fun for our group, and after a mishap when they brought us a drink with an allergen for one of us in it, they were then super accommodating for the rest of the night assuring we had special plates with no contact to our food allergies! The performances were so fun and it was overall a great time.
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2021/06/18 |
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Just okay
Reviewed by: Traveler612, 2018/09/02Dancers were talented. Host was impressionable but I have to say I was disappointed with the food. The waitress that tended to our table in preferred seating was not friendly or helpful. Also, the line that they sorted us in was not helpful at all for getting in.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2018/08/30 |
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Great Luau Experience!
Reviewed by: Lindley, 2018/05/17Really enjoyed our luau experience! The event is well organized. Our section's server was very friendly and funny, and very quick to bring rounds of drinks from the bar. Our section was one of the last to be dismissed to get food but there was still plenty of food as new trays were continually being refreshed. Location of the luau is very picturesque but bring a jacket/sweater as our night (end of April) was very windy/chilly - some people were in winter parkas!
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/28 |
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Nice show
Reviewed by: Mary, 2018/04/27Great time. Show had ups and downs but overall it was nice. We upgraded to preferred seating which was nice but i think it was not really worth the extra money. Food was really good. I would do it again.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2018/04/24 |
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Magnificent luau
Reviewed by: J Blackmon, 2018/01/12Well worth the money. Delicious food, a huge variety of drinks and very entertaining show.
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2018/01/09 |
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It's was good.
Reviewed by: Linda, 2017/06/17It was good, not great. Show was good. Food was good. Seating was tight and overall it was a little over-priced.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2017/05/28 |
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All around good luau
Reviewed by: Cary R, 2017/05/18Good luau. Little cheesy but good food and atmosphere
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2017/05/14 |
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Drums of the Pacific Luau
Reviewed by: CHeryl & Roy, 2017/01/07It was awesome! Was the best and we would do it again tomorrow!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2016/12/13 |
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Perfect night!
Reviewed by: Steve , 2016/04/26I reserved this show at the last night of Hawaii and it was perfect to our family!
You should try. I'm not a agency of this show lol but anyway you'd better try this show and have fun!
The pork from buffet was amazing!
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2016/04/20 |
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Pacific Luau
Reviewed by: Adam, 2015/06/14We had a great time at the Luau. The food was great and they have a great system to get everyone through the buffet line quickly. The show was really spectacular, great music, great performances and I loved learning the history of the beginning of Hawaii.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2015/05/19 |
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Disappointed
Reviewed by: Sue & James Nivens, 2014/10/29I am VERY disappointed with this Luau. I have attended many luau's in Maui and this was my second time to this one and I will never book again. The guys performance was way better than the girls. The luau seemed shorter than the last time and of all luau's I have attended. We paid ALL this money for 3 of us. It was NOT cheap. 200.00+ dollars is quite much when your expecting a good show. Every luau I have been to, we were able totake pic with. This time NO1 did. All the dancers left. We paid for our "luau" picture and our 7 yr old son was soo excited because he thought he was going to be able to take pictures. We went to Maui on our honeymoon last yr and attended The Royal Lahaina and it was so great. It felt like how a luau should. The experience was amazing. We took pic with the performers and our son saw the pictures and wanted to do everything we did. I attended the drums of the pacific in 2007 with my late brother who recently passed and it was great. I wanted to go to this one to reminice about my time with my brother. Needless to say I hate posting a bad review because I love Hawaii. My sons first time in Hawaii and THIS was suppose to be the highlight. :/
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Good Show
Reviewed by: Olesons, 2014/04/09We had fun at this Luau and it was a really good show. This was the second one we did and we had high expectations from what others had told us about the show, we felt that the luau at the Westin Maui was better tho.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2014/04/03 |
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