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All Reviews for Ko Olina Resorts in Oahu

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2-Hour Afternoon West Oahu Whale Watching Tour - Hawaii Nautical [Dec-Mar]

Fantastic!

Reviewed by: Maddie

The crew were fantastic! First part of the trip had difficulty finding the Whales (Mother Nature you know) but the captain and crew were relentless in the search to provide us an excellent experience! We found a group of whales that came extraordinarily close to the boat. Refreshments and snacks were also provided. Great for any traveler, family, couples or solo!
10/10 experience!

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Packages: Afternoon Whale Watch Sail
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2022/02/08
Activity Date: 2022/02/06

Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing

Family Luau 10/10

Reviewed by: Jacqueline

I worked with Hawaii Aloha Travel to book this activity. My agent Grace suggested it and it everyone in my family absolutely loved the experience! My whole family was so happy, I was very impressed with the luau!

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Packages: Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2022/01/28
Activity Date: 2021/12/29

Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing

Amazing experience!

Reviewed by: Sarah

This luau was amazing! I went by myself, so if you are a solo traveler this is great! There were all ages there and it’s family friendly. The show was unbelievable and the food was so good. Everything was clean and they took Covid precautions seriously. Everyone was so nice, really good drinks! Make sure you get a drink in a pineapple. The show was so amazing, the history and the music. I will absolutely go that luau again when I come back.

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Packages: Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks
Attended as: Solo Travelers
Posted on: 2022/01/26
Activity Date: 2022/01/24

Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance

Affordable & Entertaining Luau

Reviewed by: Ericka A

This was our first luau experience & loved how friendly and welcoming everyone was. The staff did a phenomenal job with the experience of taking photos. Show was funny and entertaining! Love how they included the audience and showed all the different type of cultures dances! Talented dancers as well!

Food was good and it was nice to be able to go back and get seconds!
Only thing I was sad about was the gift shop was closed but other than that it was amazing! I highly recommend it !

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Ericka, Thank you for taking time to let us know about your evening spent with our Germaine's Luau Ohana, or family! We always hope our guests feel welcomed when they come to our backyard style luau! So happy you enjoyed our food, and our performers as they have fun showcasing the various island cultural dances, and keeping them authentic as well as entertaining for our guests! Mahalo, Germaine's Luau

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Packages: Original Package: 2 Drinks & Shell Lei
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2022/01/25
Activity Date: 2022/01/23

Paradise Cove Luau on the Beach at Ko Olina Resort

Loved this luau!!

Reviewed by: Kara

Paradise Cove luau was spectacular. It is right on the beach, and it has beautiful stage features! The evening was wonderful all around, loved the traditional imu ceremony! Great learning experiences.

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Packages: Standard Package - Hawaiian Experience with Dinner Buffet (Wing Seating)
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2022/01/24
Activity Date: 2022/01/23

2-Hour Afternoon West Oahu Whale Watching Tour - Hawaii Nautical [Dec-Mar]

WOWW

Reviewed by: Prachi D

This a must do activity. Since Dec to Mar is mating season, they guarantee you sights of whale or will offer you another trip.

Those whales are majestic to watch. The views of west Oahu from the boat were treat to our eyes. I haven’t seen a landscape that beautiful. The good part is our boat was NOT overcrowded at all. The boat also had net at the front where you can sit. Its an amazing experience to feel the ocean waves so close.

The staff was super nice and fun. We were late by 3 mins and still they were courteous and waited for us. The music on boat is fun and the crew will keep entertaining you with the Hawaii'an language to call out whales and also jokes!! They were also helpful in clicking pictures for us. We even managed to get a pic with whale's tail in the background!!!

They offer 1 free drink per person (alcoholic/non-alcoholic) and a snack too :). I would suggest not to drink while on boat if you have a motion sickness. We had US COVID vaccination card so weren't required to take a COVID test. Please check with COVID requirements before booking.

  • Whale sight

  • Sooo close <3

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Packages: Buy One, Get One FREE! Afternoon Whale Watch Sail
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2022/01/20
Activity Date: 2022/01/04

Doors-Off Paradise Helicopter Tour & Landing from Kapolei [Not Operating]

Hands down, the BEST helicopter flight

Reviewed by: Yes to Hawaii

WOW! This doors-off flight was AMAZING. You start at Turtle Bay's heliport (conveniently in the parking lot, only a quick 5-min golf cart ride from the hotel). Then, we flew around the island with an amazing helicopter pilot. She landed us at Kualoa Ranch and we had the best views around us. The helicopter ride was amazing...but the landing..wow! I can't say enough good things about this tour.

Keep in mind, with the doors off it's very windy. I'd recommend wearing a windbreaker jacket to be comfortable.

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Packages: 55-min Waterfall & Valleys Explorer with 25-min Kualoa Ranch Landing
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2022/01/17
Activity Date: 2021/12/18

2-Hour Afternoon West Oahu Whale Watching Tour - Hawaii Nautical [Dec-Mar]

Great time and awesome staff!

Reviewed by: JKKM

We had 2 adults and 2 little kids. We saw whales within the first 20 minutes and they continues to follow them. The staff was highly engaging and very informative during the trip. This is not a stuffy pre-canned trip, the staff really made it an enjoyable time and you can tell they love what they do.

  • This is taken with an iPhone to give you and idea of how close you get

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Packages: Buy One, Get One FREE! Afternoon Whale Watch Sail
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2022/01/15
Activity Date: 2022/01/11

Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance

Very informative and good food

Reviewed by: Erin Deen

Very informative and very good food. I was a little disappointed in how rushed we were. No time to socialize

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Erin,
Thank you your feedback, I'm don't understand why you say didn't have time to socialize because there's usually time before the luau actually starts, when music is playing, the sun is setting, as well as during dinner time. However, I am happy that you enjoyed the food, and "information" I assume you mean the Luau show? Thank you for spending your time with our family at Germaine's Luau. Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Packages: Original Package with Transportation: 2 Drinks & Shell Lei
Attended as: Friends
Posted on: 2022/01/13
Activity Date: 2022/01/11

2-Hour Afternoon West Oahu Whale Watching Tour - Hawaii Nautical [Dec-Mar]

Outstanding Experience

Reviewed by: Bubba

We loved Captain Jesse, Aaron, and Seanna! They went above and beyond to make sure that we had the best experience possible. Thanks to them, we were able to see 2 males showing dominance over the other, and 1 baby calf fooling around. On the boat, it was very spacious and the service was phenomenal. Would recommend 10/10.

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Packages: Afternoon Whale Watch Sail
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2022/01/09
Activity Date: 2022/01/08

Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance

Great luau

Reviewed by: Marinos

Great show, delicious food, great location, authentically-cooked pork

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Aloha to the Marino Family,
Thank you so much for choosing to spend an evening with our family at Germaine's Luau on your recent vacation. So happy that you enjoyed our show and our "local style" food, especially our "imu" cooked Kalua pua'a, or the pig, cooked in our underground oven. We are one of the few luaus that actually cook the pig in the old Hawaiian style of cooking. We appreciate you taking time to send your feedback. Hope you and visit us again in the future! Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana.

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Packages: Original Package: 2 Drinks & Shell Lei
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2022/01/07
Activity Date: 2022/01/05

Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing

Awesome experience!

Reviewed by: Mike B

The Chief and his crew put on an excellent show. Highly recommended!! Since everyone was vaccinated, we could all enjoy normal life even if masks are still required. Would definitely go again! Mahalo!

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Packages: Royal Package: Premium Seating, Flower Lei Greeting & 3 Drinks
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2022/01/05
Activity Date: 2022/01/03

Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing

I loved it

Reviewed by: Nanie

I loved it, food was great. Show was amazing.10 out of 10 I would go again.

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Packages: Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2022/01/05
Activity Date: 2022/01/03

Paradise Cove Luau on the Beach at Ko Olina Resort

BEST LUAU ON ISLAND!!

Reviewed by: Kara

The staff is super friendly, the food is spectacular. Bonus points for a christmas eve event. They made my family feel very special on this special trip.

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Packages: Standard Package - Hawaiian Experience with Dinner Buffet (Wing Seating)
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2022/01/02
Activity Date: 2021/12/24

Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance

Germaine’s luau

Reviewed by: Becky

All in all this was a great experience. It would have been even better with more interaction with the crowd.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Becky, Thank you for your feedback, and sorry you felt there wasn't enough interaction with the crowd. With all the Covid guidelines in place, there are several interactive segments in the Luau format that we can't do right now due to social distancing. Those are the segments when we invite guests on stage to learn the Hula, and also the Tahitian segment but we couldn't do that when you attended. We are looking forward to getting back to our normal format, so I hope you can return one day to experience our luau once things get back to "normal"...We appreciate you choosing Germaine's Luau as a fun activity to do while you were on vacation here. Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Packages: Original Package: 2 Drinks & Shell Lei
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2022/01/01
Activity Date: 2021/12/12

Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance

Good Experience

Reviewed by: Familyoffive

Germaine's Luau was very entertaining for my family and I. However, there was a lot of sitting around and waiting for things to happen. We were met with a mediocre box of lettuce and fruit to start with, there was some entertainment and then 1.5 hours later we were able to get other food; buffet style. The food was delicious but by the time my kiddos were fed, they were cranky and had enough. I am happy to say that I have been to a Luau and experienced the food and entertainment.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Family of Five, Thank you for your feedback. I apologize that your family had to wait so long for your dinner. It has a lot to do with the strict guidelines in place from our State Government that we have to follow, from the Check process, to how we serve the food, and it all takes time. I hope you were able to enjoy the scenery by the ocean, perhaps the beautiful sunset! I'm happy that you enjoyed the food as a luau should also be relaxing and entertaining...away from the hustle and bustle of the resort area. Thank you for choosing Germaine's Luau, and hope you will return to our island again, when we get back to normal. Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Packages: Original Package: 2 Drinks & Shell Lei
Attended as: Families with Young Children
Posted on: 2021/12/29
Activity Date: 2021/12/20

Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing

Like warm food

Reviewed by: Toni Everhart

What a neat idea to use wet & wild for this event. I expected more for $155. The food was cool & the lime was closed by the time I wanted to go back for more desert. The piece of cake was so small. )1”inch square)
The show with the dancers & fire eaters was pretty good

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Packages: Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/12/15
Activity Date: 2021/12/13

Paradise Cove Luau on the Beach at Ko Olina Resort

Great time in Paradise

Reviewed by: Brooke 3205

From transportation provided to/from the venue on the beach, which was absolutely beautiful, delicious food, Polynesian show and our tour guide Mo who provided side splitting entertainment along the way, we thank you for such a fun and memorable evening.

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Packages: Standard Package - Hawaiian Experience with Dinner Buffet (Wing Seating)
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/12/14
Activity Date: 2021/12/12

Sips, Bites & Sail - Ko Olina Sunset Cruise with Cocktails and Appetizers

Awesome trip!!!

Reviewed by: Andrea

The sunset cruise was definitely top 3 things I have done in Hawaii and will for sure do it again!!! Staff was super friendly, food and drinks were great!!

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Packages: Sunset Cruise
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/12/11
Activity Date: 2021/11/19

Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance

A True Hawaiian Cultural Experience

Reviewed by: FaMilay

Experiencing Germaine’s Luau is a must-have on everyone’s bucket list when in Oahu. It’s a True Polynesian experience, Hands down. The professionalism of the entertainment is nothing less than Beautiful. Everyone was beautiful and they set the tone of a family environment when I was there as well as my entire time on the island.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha and Mahalo for taking time to send such beautiful comment about your experience at our Family luau. We hope you will share your experience as well as some of your photos with your family and friends!! We would love for you to post some photos to our Facebook page...Germaine's Luau & Special Events, or #germainesluau, #experienceohana,
We hope you will come back to our island one day, and visit us again!! Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana.

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Packages: Plumeria Package with Transportation: VIP Seating, 3 drinks & Kukui Nut Lei
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/12/01
Activity Date: 2021/11/29

Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing

Best Luau

Reviewed by: Tasha

My family and I enjoyed the performance very much. It was a great experience.

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Packages: Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/11/30
Activity Date: 2021/11/28

Ko Olina Zipline Adventure at Coral Crater Adventure Park on Oahu - Six & Three Line Courses

Amazing!

Reviewed by: Shai Demus

From start to finish, the instructors were very professional and had humor while we were doing the activities. I regret not purchasing the 6 lines because it was so much fun, we all wanted to more. 10/10 I’ll do this again once I come back to Oahu!

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Packages: 3-Line Zipline Adventure
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/11/30
Activity Date: 2021/11/28

Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance

Funny activity. Long time to get food

Reviewed by: Paula

It was fun! Waited a long time for food though. We missed a hula hula class or some activity that allowed people to dance and participate more.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Paula,
Thank you so much for your feedback, and I'm so sorry that it took so long for you to get your food. It's been a little challenging for us with all the safety guidelines in place during this pandemic. Even the dinner process takes a little longer because our Servers have to pre-plate the items on each plate, and set them up for guests to "grab and go", and so it takes a little longer to serve everyone. We don't do any audience participation type activity while guests are going through the dinner line, but I believe what you heard was our "People of Polynesia" presentation, where our dancers come out and present each of the costumes that represent, Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, and New Zealand with a little dance for each native island. Now that some of the restrictions have been lifted, things are slowly getting back to normal, so I hope you will be able to come back and visit us again some time in the future.!! Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Packages: Original Package: 2 Drinks & Shell Lei
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/11/28
Activity Date: 2021/11/25

Paradise Cove Luau on the Beach at Ko Olina Resort

Favorite thing we did on the island

Reviewed by: Mary K

Everything was wonderful. From our driver, Mo, Mary to our guides and the entire experience, the . The entertainment was spectacular, and the fire dancer was particularly amazing. We will definitely be back. Mahalo

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Packages: Premium Orchid Package with Dinner Buffet - Most Popular! (Middle Seating)
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/11/26
Activity Date: 2021/11/24

Luxury Ko Olina Sunset Cruise with Snorkeling, Dinner Buffet & Premium Cocktails - Ocean Joy Cruises

Great crew! We had a blast!

Reviewed by: Jake B.

Everyone was so welcoming and fun! We will definitely be coming back next time we’re back in Hawaii! The boat was clean and all the staff was very professional!

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Packages: [Oct-Mar] 2.5-hour Sunset Snorkel Cruise
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/11/13
Activity Date: 2021/11/11

Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance

Germaines Luau

Reviewed by: MissinHawai’i

We have done a couple of other Luaus since the pandemic, and this by far is best one so far that is closet to a normal luau prior to covid. We got the plumeria package, totally worth it. The show was spectacular and food was great! Compared to other luaus completely recommend Germaines and would do this again. Booked through Veltra, it was easy and seamless.

Reply from activity provider

ALOHA MissinHawaii, So happy that you were able to make a trip over to our beautiful island, and that you chose to spend an evening with our Ohana at Germaine's Luau!! We really appreciate you taking the time to write your comments about your experience! We also appreciate that you booked thru Veltra, as we love their staff as well, they do a great job there! If you have time, we hope you will post your comments online at Yelp or Trip Advisor, since we know you did attend our luau recently and maybe do #experienceohana, #germainesluau....We hope you will come back sometime in the future and visit us again! Sincerely, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Packages: Plumeria Package with Transportation: VIP Seating, 3 drinks & Kukui Nut Lei
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/11/07
Activity Date: 2021/10/13

Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing

Good Food and GREAT show

Reviewed by: Ed From PHX

Went as 2 couples to the show and it was a blast. We got two free Mai Tai's each and they were good, not watered down. The show was AWESOME, it told a lot of history and the Chief was quite funny. The fire spinning was great and very cool. They have a few world champions doing the show.

It is buffet style, and they have two different lines when you go to the buffet. There is a Pick your own food, and a server prepared plate. The server prepared they give you a little of each things. You can go back later and get more of what you want. The Pick your own food is slow and it will take time, but the other line is very very quick.

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Packages: Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/10/26
Activity Date: 2021/10/03

Pearl Harbor Arizona Memorial & USS Battleship Missouri Tour - Tickets and Transportation Included

A must see tour

Reviewed by: Barry

How can you visit Honolulu and not see Pearl Harbor and the Missouri. Trip started off badly as our bus was over an hour late. It meant things we were supposed to see on the way to Pearl Harbor was squeezed in on the way back. Not good when you have made dinner cruise plans with the same tour company. Guide Ru Ru was pleasant but brushed aside the delay as being on “Hawaiian time.” Wish we had more time to spend at the Missouri.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Barry,
Thank you kindly for sharing your honest feedback. We set a high standard for ourselves, and we’re so sorry to hear this was not met in your interaction with our business. We will definitely learn from, as it will allow us to provide the corrective steps and change in procedures to ensure this will not happen again.
On behalf of the staff and management here at E Noa Corporation, we hope your overall visit to Hawaii was an enjoyable one. Please stay safe and take care.
Mahalo!

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Packages: [7:30 AM] Waikiki Departure
Attended as: Couples
Posted on: 2021/10/22
Activity Date: 2021/10/19

Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing

Chiefs Luau, great family event!

Reviewed by: Birsa

This luau was nothing short of awesome! The chief is awesome and so hilarious. Food was pretty delightful too! Would certainly recommend to a friend who is heading to Oahu!!

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Packages: Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/10/15
Activity Date: 2021/10/13

Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing

Definitely recommend for the best experience luau

Reviewed by: Matt soto

That was an amazing luau! Definitely will have to do it again! The food was delicious and the performances were awesome!

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Packages: Royal Package: Premium Seating, Flower Lei Greeting & 3 Drinks
Attended as: Families
Posted on: 2021/10/05
Activity Date: 2021/10/03
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