Chief's Luau - Polynesian Show with Authentic Award-Winning Fire Knife Dancing
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4.79Best Lua in Honolulu
Reviewed by: Devy, 2023/04/10Best Lua and fire show in HNL!! We’ve been to many Lua, this show by far is the best. Live action performances are colorful, full of history and beautiful ensembles. We can feel the energy on stage and story telling come to life through dances movements, colorful wardrobes, live music/singing and magical fire show.
The checkin process was easy and parking was smooth. The venue is smaller than them other Lua we’ve been, but we like the intimacy in a smaller show.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2023/04/08 |
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Fun Evening
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/04/09Really great event, organized and well directed from start to finish with yummy food as well.
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Activity Date: | 2023/03/24 |
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Chief’s Luau
Reviewed by: Lee Family, 2023/03/18Had a great time. Definitely would recommend the Royal seating. We left an hour early and arrived a few minutes late, so plan your time wisely with traffic. All you can eat buffet was worth it. Had a few great laughs, enjoyed all the entertainment, crowd participation and cultural teachings. A must do on your list.
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Activity Date: | 2023/02/24 |
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Great show
Reviewed by: Eric S, 2023/03/06Better than expected, would definitely attend again. Good family entertainment.
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Activity Date: | 2023/03/04 |
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Royal Package
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/02/19Royal Package is definitely worth it for the seating alone. The show feels lso great to be closer, as I had went 3 years ago with regular seating and the experience is much more worth it.
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Activity Date: | 2023/01/22 |
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Great Overall
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/02/19The Luau itself was fantastic. The food was amazing and plenty of it. The presenters were fantastic educational and entertaining. The bar lines were a bit longer, but besides that greast evening
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/12 |
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Amazing Evening All Around
Reviewed by: Kara, 2023/02/19The Chief is extremely funny and very talented. As well to all of the performers and staff were kind and incredibly talented. It is much more organized than the other luaus we attended. The fire knife show was the best I've ever seen.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2023/02/19 |
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It’s a great time!
Reviewed by: Cam, 2023/01/27My first experience at Chief’s Luau 9 months ago was great, so when my family decided on attending a luau during this trip to Oahu, I thought Chief’s Luau would be a great choice. With pure luck, we were sat at the same table as the last time and it was front and center seating. Any closer, our eyebrows probably would of burned off by the fire show. In addition to the great seating, we loved Chief’s jokes, the dancers all performed amazingly, and the staff were all really nice. I would definitely recommend to others.
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Activity Date: | 2023/01/01 |
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Overrated
Reviewed by: Elmo, 2023/01/14Somewhat expensive for what it offers. As others mentioned it is funny at times, but nothing spectacular.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2022/12/25 |
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Superp Luau!
Reviewed by: Ernesto , 2022/12/23Excellent performances and Hospitality by the Chief and Family! Loved the excitement and enthusiasm! Buffet was delicious. Souvenirs and photo options were so affordable. Will be bringing my Family back again soon! ALOHA CHIEF AND CREW!!
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Activity Date: | 2022/12/21 |
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Great show
Reviewed by: GregS, 2022/12/10I have attended this luau on more than one occasion. The food is good, the entertainment is great. Wonderful fire show!
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Activity Date: | 2022/11/17 |
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luau
Reviewed by: kim, 2022/12/07the food was really good, we had such a great time loved every show, but our favorite was the fire one, definitely recommend!
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Activity Date: | 2022/10/23 |
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MUST SEE
Reviewed by: The Haneys, 2022/11/23I highly recommend this! Really funny, informative and truly amazing talent.
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Activity Date: | 2022/11/21 |
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Tons of Fun!
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/11/21Great Evening with a large community! The show was a blast
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2022/11/17 |
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Great Evening
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/11/21My family had a blast, the kids got to get involved which was great
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2022/11/03 |
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Premium Seating
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/11/21The premium seating was awesome for the value. Food is excellent, show was amazng.
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Activity Date: | 2022/11/03 |
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Great Experience!
Reviewed by: Eddie, 2022/11/14We attended the Chief's Luau and had a great time. The meal was very good, and the show was outstanding. The chief himself was very entertaining and funny.
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Activity Date: | 2022/11/11 |
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Amazing Night!
Reviewed by: Cheri, 2022/10/28Chief was an incredible host. He was genuine, funny and awesome. The show was spectacular. I was blown away by the talent. The fire show was breathtaking. We were so touched by the recognition of anniversaries. The flowers were a beautiful touch. I highly recommend the Chief Luau. No trip to Hawaii will be complete with a visit to see the Chief! Mahalo!
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Activity Date: | 2022/10/26 |
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Wow factor!
Reviewed by: Shelby, 2022/10/26Super fun experience! The show was by far the most entertaining show we experienced during our stay in Oahu. The dancing was beautiful and the fire dancing was jaw dropping! We attended during our honeymoon and we were made to feel unbelievable special despite countless honeymooners and anniversaries attending as well. The only reason I did not award 5 stars is because the food was pretty mediocre. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either. The drinks however, were delicious so that makes up for it!
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Activity Date: | 2022/10/23 |
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Fun First Time Family Activity
Reviewed by: Michelle Thompson, 2022/10/24I brought my family to the luau since it was our first time to Hawaii. The dancers, musicians and fire knife dancers were very impressive. The food was abundant and pretty good. The weather cooperated, and it was a lovely evening.
Compared to other luau experiences I looked at, this one was affordable. However, I didn’t feel like the food was as good as it could have been. The chicken was good—but it was dark meat. The pork was tender but had little flavor. The dessert was cake with a few pieces of pineapple next to it. Pretty expensive for dinner and entertainment.
It was nice that two drink tickets for beer, wine or Mai Tais were included with each ticket and free water and juice were available to all.
It was fun that the cast came out afterwards so people could have their pictures taken with them.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2022/10/20 |
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Beautiful Evening
Reviewed by: Kara, 2022/10/12The staff is really friendly! This luau made my families night :)
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Activity Date: | 2022/09/18 |
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Fantastic-Awesome-Impressive !!!! Top Recommended Luau..
Reviewed by: MomoBme, 2022/09/23The Luau show is Stupendous especially on stage. All daces are wonderful. Not too long and short enough to go with the story of the past.
-All show - perfect!
- Food - just ok
Overall, relaxing atmosphere and very much enjoyable.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/18 |
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The show the remarkable!!!
Reviewed by: Contreras Family, 2022/09/20Fun, lots of laughter, romantic, entertaining, and worth every royal dollar. The best Luau in the entire island. I recommended to go their your first night
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Activity Date: | 2022/09/18 |
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Lovely time
Reviewed by: Cevallos, 2022/09/09Súper recommended, the Chief is a naturally funny person in a very sane way. He talked about family and tge importance of it, also shared some info about different Polynesian Islands. ❤️
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Activity Date: | 2022/09/07 |
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Best Luau in Honolulu
Reviewed by: Jenna B, 2022/09/09The experience from the beginning to the end was immaculate. The food was great! The show was hilarious and very entertaining! The lei they greet you with is beautiful and handmade just for you! The Mai Tai? GREAT! 10/10 recommend going and seeing Chief’s Luau if you are looking into doing a luau. You and whoever you’re with will love it!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2022/09/07 |
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Unless you pay for the front seats you cannot see anything.
Reviewed by: Dee, 2022/09/06I sat towards the center tables to the left. I couldnt see anything because the performers sit too low on the stage. Also many people in the front seats (as if they already not happy enough with their view) would stand up and block our view. I missed the fire show. :(
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Activity Date: | 2022/08/11 |
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Kind of disappointed…
Reviewed by: Mandy, 2022/08/27The 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.
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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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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2022/08/05 |
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Save your money
Reviewed by: Tonette, 2022/08/20The 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.
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Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
Activity Date: | 2022/07/29 |
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Fantastic Luau
Reviewed by: Conchitia Leeis, 2022/08/20Our 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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Activity Date: | 2022/08/18 |
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This Luau was amazing !!!!
Reviewed by: Ivy, 2022/08/19I 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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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2022/08/15 |
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