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Germaine's Luau on the Beach - Polynesian Dinner Show with Fire-Knife Dance

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Fantastic experience

Reviewed by: Lisa M., 2024/03/02

We enjoyed all aspects of this luau and highly recommend it. The host was phenomenal, as were the dancers. And the food was incredibly tasty.

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Activity Date:2024/02/09
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Loved!

Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/10/01

Really had a great evening- the VIP seats were awesome as you could really see all the smile and hear the evening spectacularly!

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2023/09/05
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Germaine’s Luau

Reviewed by: Trudy B, 2023/09/11

This was my family and I’s first time going to a luau. The atmosphere was very fun and welcoming. The dancers did a great job, especially the chief that danced with the fire. The drinks were nice and I like that we had unlimited soft drinks. The only downside is that the buffet was a bit underwhelming. Overall, my family and I enjoyed ourselves.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2023/09/09
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Amazing Experience

Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/05/29

Great night for the full family, tons of laughter and smiles from the kids!

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Activity Date:2022/12/27
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Germaine's Luau

Reviewed by: MES, 2023/04/16

The perfect oceanfront Luau! The show was outstanding and so was the food!

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2023/03/26
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Germaine's Luau

Reviewed by: MES, 2023/03/31

We had a great time! The dancers, food, and everything was enjoyable!

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Activity Date:2023/03/26
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Germaines lulu

Reviewed by: Kathy. , 2023/03/13

This was such a great luau! The show was just awesome! The 2 guys that did the pig ceremony were great and made us laugh. The dancers were fabulous!! The gal that Did all the introductions of all the dancers and interacted with the audience (MC) was so awesome and interacted with everyone. The organization of the food (which was wonderful) getting everyone though the line in a fast organized manner was great. John our bus driver was great, he was on time, organized… it was just a great experience! Thank you !! I’m one of a group of 6, I tried the poi and I liked it !!

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2023/03/11
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Good

Reviewed by: Val, 2022/08/07

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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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

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2022/08/05
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It was an amazing experience!

Reviewed by: Evelyn, 2022/06/27

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!

Reply from activity provider

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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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/06/03
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Amazing First Luau!

Reviewed by: Olivia :), 2022/05/31

Such a fun and amazing time!! It was my first luau and I have to say it was THE BEST! I was really disappointed at first because I wanted to do the Polynesian cultural center luau, but I’m so happy that we got to do this one! The food was delicious, it came out super fast, and I loved that it was all you can eat ! The music and entertainment was incredible too! Such beautiful dancing and really cool performances! Overall I had such a blast and it was a wonderful stress free experience :).

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Aloha Olivia, Thank you so very much for sending us your wonderful comments about our luau! I'm so happy you came to our luau, and to hear that you had an amazing time,... enjoyed our local style food, and talented performers in our exciting and colorful Polynesian Show featuring our fireknife dancer! We hope you will share your photos and experience with your friends too!! Mahalo, Germaine's Luau

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2022/05/27
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Backyards styles Hawaiian luau on the beach with fir knife show

Reviewed by: Aileen Chao , 2022/05/09

Good show and all the stuff employees are very nice and friendly I give the show for 5 stars and for dinner food for 4 stars

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Aloha Aileen, Thank you so much for choosing our family luau on your recent visit to our beautiful island! We are so happy that you enjoyed your experience with our staff, and particularly our performers in our Polynesian show. We hope that you will share your photos, and the fun time that you had at Germaine's Luau with your friends and family!
Mahalo, Germaine's Luau

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Activity Date:2022/04/14
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A Nice Experience

Reviewed by: John A, 2022/03/19

The Luau was a nice night out. If you are going a couple of tips: 1) opt in for the bus transportation. The site is about an hour from Waikiki in an industrial park. 2) Get the VIP seats. We were seated right next to the stage and received a photo and 3 free drinks. The stage show was excellent and authentic. The food was hit or miss. It was served cafeteria style where you had to go in a serving line like a cafeteria. The pork was 5 stars, while the rest of the meal was 3 stars. Overall, a nice evening next to the ocean (Excellent Views).

  • Great Atmosphere

  • Fire Show

  • Beautiful Beach and Sunset

  • Authentic

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Aloha John, Thank you so much for choosing our luau, and so happy to hear that you had a nice experience. We feel the bus transportation is the best option, it may be a long ride getting there, but safer on your return if you're going to enjoy a few cocktails. Our VIP, or Plumeria Luau package was a great choice, with the extra amenities, 3 drink tickets, and the souvenir photo, as well as the Premiere seating! We appreciate you taking time to share your experience with us, and hope you will share your beautiful photos with your friends & family! Mahalo, Germaine's Luau

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/02/26
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Affordable & Entertaining Luau

Reviewed by: Ericka A, 2022/01/25

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 !

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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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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/01/23
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Very informative and good food

Reviewed by: Erin Deen, 2022/01/13

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

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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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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2022/01/11
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Great luau

Reviewed by: Marinos, 2022/01/07

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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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2022/01/05
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Germaine’s luau

Reviewed by: Becky , 2022/01/01

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

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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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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2021/12/12
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Good Experience

Reviewed by: Familyoffive, 2021/12/29

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.

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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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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2021/12/20
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A True Hawaiian Cultural Experience

Reviewed by: FaMilay, 2021/12/01

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.

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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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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2021/11/29
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Funny activity. Long time to get food

Reviewed by: Paula, 2021/11/28

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.

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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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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2021/11/25
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Germaines Luau

Reviewed by: MissinHawai’i, 2021/11/07

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.

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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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Activity Date:2021/10/13
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A Good Time Indeed!

Reviewed by: Tito, 2021/08/16

It was a great time to bring my wife to this show. She had never been to a luau before and this was a great experience. The food was standard pre-prepared fare but the entertainment was excellent.

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Aloha Tito,
Thank you so much for your comments, and for bringing your wife to experience our luau. Our food is a variety of island favorites, with some Hawaiian style prepared dishes, however, we're sorry you felt it was standard. When you're preparing food for such large numbers, it may not be up to your standards. It sounds like you enjoyed the evening overall, and for that I'm happy. Our entertainers work hard at their talent, so I'm so happy that you felt it was excellent! We hope you will share your photos and comments with your friends and family, and maybe even post some on our Facebook page at Germaine's Luau & Special Events! #experienceohana, #germainesluau....Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2021/07/21
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Such an amazing experience!

Reviewed by: Cecilla (Cece) , 2021/08/07

This is my first Luau in Hawaii and my boyfriend and I absolutely enjoyed it! The location was spot on. We loved the location, since it was in front of the beach. The venue gave us a tropical vibe. When it came to the food I wasn't too sure if I would enjoy the kalua very much because I am not a porky person. However, after seeing my boyfriend eat the kalua I gave in and tried it myself. Surprisingly it was quite delicious! Too be honest, the food at Germaine's was spot on! Despite the salad, I wasn't to fond of it. Other than that, it sort of reminds me of L&L's lol. I love the idea of giving each person a ticket for one free drink, I thought that was a nice gesture. My favorite part of the evening was the fireshow and the show's overall! The dancers, story, history, and the people were all beautiful. My only wish was that their were more males show haha. I mean, I love the hula girls but where are the mens! Overall, I will definitely come back here with my friends and families..venue, food, and the experience did not disappoint at all. Thank you Germaine's for your great hospitality! Aloha, Cece

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Aloha Cece, Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience at our family luau. I'm happy you took the chance and tried our "Kalua" or roasted pig, that was cooked traditional way in our underground oven, called an "Imu". It does have a different taste when it's cooked that way. Our salad is made real "local" style, usually macaroni & potato together, and similar to L&L but glad you enjoyed everything else overall. We have added a few more male dancers, as several of our male dancers are also in the Military reserves so not always available. We hope you will return one day and visit us again!! Loved your photos, and hope you will post them to our Facebook page at Germaine's Luau & Special Events or post your comments on Yelp or Trip Advisor....#experienceohana, #germainesluau Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Activity Date:2021/07/15
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Fun for the whole family

Reviewed by: Chavez Family, 2021/07/26

Totally worth every penny, the food and entertainment made our vacation one to remember. Lot’s of fun for the whole family. Great way to end a beautiful family vacation.

  • Good view from any table

  • Fresh piggy

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Aloha Chaviz Family, Thank you so much for taking time to post your review of your evening with our family at Germaine's Luau. We have 3 generations of family members working there and hope you felt a part of our family that night !! We hope you will share your pictures and comments with us on our Facebook page...Germaine's Luau & Special Events. We hope you will be able to visit us again sometime in the future when we are back to normal. You will notice some additional fun moments that we weren't allowed to do at this time due to the guidelines in place for us to follow. We appreciate you choosing Germaine's Luau as a fun activity while on your family vacation here on our beautiful island!! Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana...

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2021/07/24
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Fun time!

Reviewed by: :)), 2021/07/23

Had a fabulous time with my friends. Very efficient with getting everyone food.

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Aloha and Thank you so much for sending your feedback. So happy that you had a fun evening with our family at Germaine's Luau. Yes, it is sometimes challenging to feed so many people, but happy that you were able to enjoy our buffet in a timely manner. Mahalo, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Activity Date:2021/07/21
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Awesome Show!

Reviewed by: Shani Freeman, 2021/07/20

The show was phenomenal, food was tasty and views spectacular. I misread and thought it was open seating, but it wasn't. It was well organized, staff were definitely hospitable and the show was truly entertaining even my kid who doesn't like anything like the whole experience. It is a must see! MAHALO!

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Sincerest "Mahalo" for taking a moment out of your busy vacation time to write this review, and for choosing our luau! We know you could have chosen anywhere else to spend your time, and hope you'll share your experience and photos with your family and friends back home. We appreciate you compliments, and so very happy to hear that you all had an enjoyable evening with our family at Germaine's Luau.
Warmest Aloha,
Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2021/07/18
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Awesome

Reviewed by: Grisel, 2021/06/06

This luau had some really good food. The drinks were ok but could be better. I had gone to a different luau and had our own table so when they told we're sitting with others I was surprised but wasn’t bad. Also the benches could use some cushion. By the time the show started my butt was already hurting.

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Aloha Grisel, So happy that you enjoyed our Hawaiian/American buffet, local style. I'm not sure how many were in your party, but once the covid guidelines were altered, it allowed us to seat at least 10 ppl at a table with a little distance between parties. So sorry the picnic style benches weren't so comfortable, but it's difficult to have cushioned tables out there on the beach exposed to the heat and sunshine all day, especially since we don't have a covering overhead. The picnic tables were chosen so that people might have that kind of backyard style BBQ with family feeling in mind when they think of a luau on the beach, and because regular tables just weren't stable in the sand. I hope this won't deter you from coming back to visit us again sometime in the future. Mahalo for your feedback, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Activity Date:2021/05/13
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Great experience

Reviewed by: José A., 2021/06/05

Did the V.I.P table for my father’s Birthday and the whole family had a blast definitely would suggest booking the VIP because of the drink service and food service brought to you. It also includes a picture for every adult in your group.

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Aloha Jose, Thank you so much for your feedback, and happy to hear that that the celebration of your father's birthday was enjoyable for everyone. Please post your comments and fun photos on our Instagram or Facebook page....Germaine's Luau & Special Events, or #germainesluau. We would defintely appreciate that! Hope you will come back and visit us again one day, and tell your friends of your experience too!! Mahalo, Germain's Luau Ohana

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2021/06/03
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Nice Dances

Reviewed by: Natalia, 2021/05/26

The food can be better, also, the ticket said it was waiter served, but It wasn't like that, it was only for the VIP tables . Also, the ticket said open seating, and they didn't let us sit where we wanted and assigned us the farthest table, where we couldn't see very well.

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Aloha Natalia, I'm sorry you were disappointed, however you purchased our basic package which does not come with Table Service, or "waiter served". The Vip package comes with the Table Service for beverages and dinner. We normally offer open seating in the Original package, but due to the covid guidelines when you attended our luau, we couldn't. We had to assign tables for Tracking purposes, to know where all our guests were seated. It's a difficult task to sit people at safe distance to each other, with limited seating capacity. If you were able to book a little earlier, your seats may have been better. Even our Vip tables,..if you booked early for a certain date, the odds of you being seated in the front row would be greater. We hope you'll give us another chance on your next visit to our beautiful island, after we pass through this unusual time in our lives.
Sincerely, Germaine's Luau Ohana

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2021/05/22
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Germaines Luau

Reviewed by: Ruth Crawford, 2019/11/09

I thoroughly enjoyed Germaines Luau especially since it was on the beach.
The food was very good, the show was outstanding.
This has been by far the best luau that I have attended and would
come back and do it again.

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Aloha Ms. Crawford,
First of all, we want to thank you for choosing to share one of you valuable vacation nights with our family at Germaine's Luau! I know you could gone any where else that night, but you decided to come to our luau. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us. We hope that you were able to take some pictures or at least share your memories with your friends and family at home. We look forward to your return visit to our luau again one day!!

Sincerely,
Paulette Watson
Executive Director of Sales
Germaine's Luau, Inc.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2019/11/03
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Best In town

Reviewed by: Brent J , 2019/06/22

Great people and entertainment. Definitely recommend this show to anyone

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Aloha Brent,
Thank you for your comments about our luau, We certainly appreciate you taking time out of your valuable vacation to spend a night with our family! Yes, we have at least 3 generations of family members that work for the luau from our office staff, performers, and to our maintenance crew. We hope you will share you memories with your friends and family at home where you come from! Again, thank you for coming to our luau....we know you could have chosen to do anything else, but you came to visit us!

Sincerely,
Paulette W
Executive Director of Sales/PR
Germaine's Luau, Inc.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2019/06/19
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