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Toa Luau Authentic Polynesian Dinner Show & Admission to Waimea Valley [5:00 PM]
Amazing time with the family!
Reviewed by: Alondra C
My whole family loved this luau! The fact that it also includes entry to the park is a steal; it's beautiful! Our host was very funny and personable. I loved that they have cultural activities like showing the people attending the luau how to open coconuts, and weave leaves into a headband. The food was good, and the host was giving special shoutouts to people who were celebrating things like anniversaries, graduations, etc. The people who were doing the dances did great! Even my sister that's 3 years old was super entertained. You really get a family feel at this luau; shoutout to the 9-year old kid who was doing some fire dancing as well! It was awesome and I definitely prefer giving my money here than some random resort doing shows. The vibe is 10/10!
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| Packages: | [12:30 PM Show] Silver Package: Standard Seating + One Drink |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/27 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/05 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Kind of disappointed…
Reviewed by: Mandy
The show was overall good, especially the fire dance at the end. And the chief is quite talented because he needs to run the show, tell jokes and play drums.
Anyway,
This luau is inside the water park, and we use the restroom inside the water park which is a 5 minutes away from the luau place. Before the sun goes down, it’s very hot and sweaty. And we don’t have much space while seating. The experience was not pleasant.
Also, after everyone takes a picture and ready to seat down, they give u a cup of mai tai and takes one of the drink tickets. Don’t take that Mai Tai drink right away, just go to the bar section for the drinks.
And there are one thing I can’t figure it out, before the buffet starts, they showed us a roast pig and said this is gonna be one of the main course tonight. And everyone go line up for the buffet, the only dish pork-related is the pull pork which has nothing to do with the roast pig for sure. And they didn’t cut the roast pig in front of everyone. It looks like the roast pig is one of the actor for the luau.
For the price we are paying, we expect more.
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/27 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/05 |
Toa Luau Authentic Polynesian Dinner Show & Admission to Waimea Valley [5:00 PM]
Amazing!!
Reviewed by: Mary
LOVED our experience. Everything was amazing! Due to no rainfall/drought the waterfall wasn’t flowing but the views were still Beautiful!
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| Packages: | [12:30 PM Show] Silver Package: Standard Seating + One Drink |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/15 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Save your money
Reviewed by: Tonette
The pre-show activities ? None of those happened.
I was really looking forward to experience their culture but NO. When we got there, we were welcomed (speech and all that) then lined up for food and drinks then the show started.
I paid for a VIP royal package expecting my experience will be smooth… The only distinction between VIP and non VIP is the table arrangement and priority line for food but doesn’t apply if you wanna get drinks… which was very inconvenient.
Bottom line, I didn’t get my money’s worth.
Hope this helps.
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| Packages: | Royal Package w/ Pick-up: Premium Seating, Flower Lei Greeting & 3 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/29 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Fantastic Luau
Reviewed by: Conchitia Leeis
Our party of 11 truly enjoyed this Luau! The Chief Luau offers fun, entertainment,information and good food!! The performers were top notch and so much fun to watch!
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/20 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/18 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
This Luau was amazing !!!!
Reviewed by: Ivy
I absolutely loved this Luau. The Chief was so funny and enjoyable. I highly recommend going to see Chief's Luau. This was my first Luau so I don't have anything to compare it to but I doubt it gets much better than this.
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| Packages: | Paradise Package w/ Pick-up: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/19 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/15 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
An Experience Everyone Deserves
Reviewed by: Deanna
So much fun, so much culture and so much delicious food! My boyfriend and I left such happier people - well fed and high spirited. Everyone needs to experience the Chief's Luau. We can't wait to come back and enjoy it again. Mahalo!
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/19 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/17 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
The best Luau.
Reviewed by: Portia
Amazing . The food was awesome along with the music and vibe
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/13 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/20 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Must seen show
Reviewed by: Kiki
The food is ok, the show is extraordinary! Totally worth it!
I’ll purchase again when revisiting Hawaii
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/07 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
BEST LUAU EVER!
Reviewed by: Vanessa
This was an amazing experience definitely a must see show the chief was so funny and the dancer were really good, will definitely recommend to other! The show was very organized and the food was great!
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/09 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/17 |
Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance
Good
Reviewed by: Val
I think more variety of food, the free alcoholic needs more alcohol. The guy who goes around collecting trash missed us not once but twice. We waved at him several times but he still missed us.
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| Packages: | Original Package with Transportation: 2 Drinks & Shell Lei |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/08/05 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Amazing !!
Reviewed by: Ari
Such an amazing experience! I definitely would go again
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/13 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Wonderful Experience
Reviewed by: Melinda Kennedy
My daughter and I had a wonderful time at chief’s luau. The Chief was so funny and they all put on a great show! You could really feel the warmth of his personality shining through his speech and his humor made everything great. Tons of fire dancing, singing, story telling, and more dancing all around. Great food and great people to share the experience with. Felt like you were still in paradise. Definitely recommend purchasing close up seats and the lei package so you can get the full experience. Especially if it’s your first time in Hawaii. Totally worth every penny.
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/06 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/16 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Best Luau evet
Reviewed by: Tammy Gaiter
The chefs Luau was the best one we have ever attended. Great seats, awesome atmosphere, wonderful food all topped off with a history lesson on Hawaiis culture. Then they threw in a little comedy and it was over the top. Grandkids loved it.
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| Packages: | Royal Package w/ Pick-up: Premium Seating, Flower Lei Greeting & 3 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/08/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/31 |
Toa Luau Authentic Polynesian Dinner Show & Admission to Waimea Valley [5:00 PM]
A Hawaii "must do"!
Reviewed by: Stan C
A cultural and historical event that any and every visitor to Hawaii should experience at least once. Not only is it a smooth operating show, but they did an outstanding job of explaining the historical reasoning behind everything.
The food was great and the hospitality was first class. Their location on the north side of the island was amazing and a counterpoint to the the South side. There's also the added benefit of being just down the road from famous Sunset Beach!
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| Packages: | [12:30 PM Show] Silver Package: Standard Seating + One Drink |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/08 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Great experience
Reviewed by: Diane A.
Awesome! Greatest experience. One of the highlights of our trip Mahalo
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/29 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/27 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Good show but could be better...
Reviewed by: Heidi
The show was good. The host is very entertaining. Food is as usual, nothing spectular. Upon arrival, only adult received drink tickets which the description did not indicate kids and youth don't get ticket for drink. With the price, the kids deserve soda tickets. It will be better if there are more pre-show activities, such as more photo backdrops and more lighting.
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/29 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/27 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Awesome Show
Reviewed by: Lydia
We had a really great time. From our bus host to the main event. Cousin Tao was our bus host and she made the 45 minute bus ride fly by. She educated us on the culture the tattoos and made us laugh. She talked about pearl harbour, the climate of the island, as well as some of her native language.
We enjoyed the food. The pork was flavorful, chicken was good. Like anyone, I stayed away from what I knew I wouldn't like. Drinks were ok, but we aren't big drinkers to begin with. The main show amazing. Chief was very entertaining. The dancers were authentic. They tell a story and explain each islands culture, while entertaining you. The finale was great with multiple fire knife world champions. I highly recommend this luau! Yeah it's not on the beach, but so what! I learned about the culture, and had great food.
Also at the end of the night we ended up with two drunk strays. Cousin Tao, even though she didn't have to. She could've just said sorry you aren't on the roster and made them get off the bus. She
Called her boss, asked him to come back to bring them back to Waikiki. I thought that was super nice of her. If you want a genuine luau experience go to Chiefs luau.
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| Packages: | Paradise Package w/ Pick-up: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/14 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Had a great time once we arrived
Reviewed by: R Gaspar
Our arranged bus was 20 min late, but part of the blame was a nearby hit and run (so traffic staggered around the police and paramedics). This caused us to miss most of the pre-show. Can't really fault anyone for that - just wished we had experienced it.
They no longer separate parties by table, so no more actual COVID separation (on paper/signs, they ask people to wear masks when away from their tables, but hardly anyone did so and no one enforced it).
Food was great. Buffet style, both sides of 2 rows of tables. Pick what you want, go back as much as you want. Lines were quick.
Performance was awesome. I wasn't aware that they had world champion fire dancers in the troupe. I personally loved the stories and explanations of each dance.
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| Packages: | Royal Package w/ Pick-up: Premium Seating, Flower Lei Greeting & 3 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/16 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Amazing experience1!!
Reviewed by: Matt
Overall an amazing experience from the start! Just walking in everybody is already a joker. The performances were captivating and incredible to watch. Not to mention the food that went with it!
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/14 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/15 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Wonderful experience!
Reviewed by: Brittney
Awesome experience. The people are so friendly. We’d enjoyed all the stories and the surroundings. It was all organized very well and you can tell, Chiefs family spend a lot of time on all. Can’t wait to experience this again!
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| Packages: | Paradise Package w/ Pick-up: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/06 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Amazing Luau!
Reviewed by: Cindy
My entire family attend Chief's Luau and it was wonderful from top to bottom. They provided a huge amount of good food and moved people through the line quickly. Chief Sielu was delightfully funny, wise, heartfelt and shared his culture in such a beautiful way. All of the musicians, dancers and fire/knife dancers were absolutely amazing. All the performers showed such a passion and love of their culture. I would highly recommend this luau for anyone wanting to learn more about Polynesian culture.
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/24 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Good show/food, Odd location
Reviewed by: Megan
Pros:
Great show. Very entertaining for all ages. The fire dancing was amazing. Chief was funny and a joy to watch. The food was better than I expected with how many people they were feeding. They ran out of some of the items and for it being an all you can eat, they closed the lines down quickly after everyone had a serving. The food lines also moved quickly.
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The location. It is inside the wet n wild water park which definitely takes away from it being authentic. Some of the tables has shade but many didnt. They have you get there at 5 but thinks dont really start until closer to 545 so you are just sitting there roasting and burning. I expected more activities to do woth the family but there werent any to do at all except look at 2 booths of trinkets. You also have to use the wet b wild bathrooms and they were so so dirty and smelly.
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/04 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/07/02 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Awesome event
Reviewed by: Casey
Very educational, great food and amazing entertainment
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| Packages: | Paradise Package: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/30 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Chief’s Luau
Reviewed by: The Sager’s
This show was outstanding. It surpassed all of our expectations. The talent and skills were evident and the energy level was high throughout the night. On the needing improvement side of things, the lines to get drinks were unbelievably long and very slow. The food was average at best but they were feeding 1000 people.
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| Packages: | Royal Package w/ Pick-up: Premium Seating, Flower Lei Greeting & 3 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/07/02 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/08 |
Germaine's Luau - Fun Backyard Style Luau with Dinner, Show & Fire-Knife Dance
It was an amazing experience!
Reviewed by: Evelyn
Loved the activity! The travel was not too long. Food was really good and we could go for seconds. I got the VIP package and it was definitely worth it because it gets you closer to the stage, two framed photos to take back home as well as 3 comp drinks and some additional swag. Overall it was a great experience, the show went on longer than expected but we were okay with it. Highly recommend!
Aloha Evelyn, First of all thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to write about your experience at our family luau! So happy to hear that you were pleased with your premier seating in our Plumeria package, and the extra amenities, or as you stated "additional swag". We're also glad that you enjoyed our delicious buffet, a variety of island favorites. We hope you will share your time at our luau with your family and friends back home, and hopefully you'll be able to come back to our beautiful island one day, and maybe even come back to visit us too!! Mahalo, Germaine's Luau
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| Packages: | Plumeria Package with Transportation: VIP Seating, 3 drinks & Kukui Nut Lei |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/06/27 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/03 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Chief luau
Reviewed by: Mita
Wonderful family affair
Just wish they had guest interaction not just couples
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| Packages: | Royal Package: Premium Seating, Flower Lei Greeting & 3 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/06/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/03 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
They didn’t call you Chief for nothing
Reviewed by: Midweek
This is not your regular Luau event that you go to. My husband and I were celebrating our 5th year wedding anniversary and it’s his first trip after 35 years. I was surprised to know that I was not only watching or going to a luau but also going to a comedy show. Chief was amazingly great! His delivery was superb and did not seem rehearsed but was very natural. The staff (i feel bad that I didn’t get his name :( but he was great) took care of a mishap that happened and was very professional. Everyone was so great and I will definitely go back and tell my friends to make sure to see Chiefs Luau.
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| Packages: | Royal Package w/ Pick-up: Premium Seating, Flower Lei Greeting & 3 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2022/06/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/16 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Awesome Performance
Reviewed by: Cheryl Ray Martin
This Luau is a must! It is so entertaining. The Chief’s story is so heartfelt, the performance is awesome and the food is amazing! I am so glad we chose this Luau to attend. Definitely one of a kind performance!
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| Packages: | Royal Package w/ Pick-up: Premium Seating, Flower Lei Greeting & 3 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2022/06/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/16 |
Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
Great Event
Reviewed by: Kara
If you have limited time in Hawaii, this is a MUST DO! The atmosphere is amazing, the hosts truly make you feel like family! Delicious food & drinks-A perfect blend of laughter, history, and talented performers.
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| Packages: | Paradise Package w/ Pick-up: Standard Seating, Kukui Nut Lei Greeting & 2 Drinks |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2022/06/18 |
| Activity Date: | 2022/06/16 |
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Aloha Val, I'm sorry we didn't have enough of a variety of food to your liking. We couldn't serve you a completely authentic Hawaiian food buffet because you probably wouldn't eat it. We had to do more of a local variety of island favorites to have more of a Hawaiian/American buffet. We offer baked fish, grilled boneless chicken, kalua pork(cooked in the imu, or underground oven), and teriyaki beef along with a fruit salad, macaroni salad, pineapple cole slaw, white rice, plus lomi salmon,& poi(a hawaiian staple)....sweet rolls, and couple desserts. Truly that is quite a variety of food. Not sure how much alcohol you expected,...but we have had some feedback about certain drinks being too strong, so I'm surprised. I'm not sure why the guy collecting the trash missed you, but I apologize for him. Thank you so much for your feedback, and hope that you will one day return to our island and our luau again!! Mahalo, Germaine's Luau