Our group of twelve was seated furthest away from the stage, although we'd made reservations to be seated together two months prior. This placed us near the serving tables, however. Thanks to an affirmative nod from our table waiter when we asked if we should get into the food line early, we found a nice variety of Hawaiian food which... More

Highly recommend it as a romantic evening as the setting in the Mauna Kea Graden is just spectacular, especially at sunset time! More

The Luau was worth the cost. The food and drinks were good while the show was great. I recommend this to anyone coming to the Big Island. We stay Hawi and the drive is well worth it! More

Not our favorite luau (the Old Lahina luau on Maui is), but still very good and worth theoney. The setting for this luau is awesome--sitting on a bluff overlooking the ocean. The food was quite good, but no one announced the food was ready or directed us to go by tables, so it wound up being a free for all... More

This is a great luau. It's not too big. The food is nice and varied with plenty of good/healthy choices (there were at least 4-5 fresh salads to choose from). The view is spectacular. We were able to watch the sun set into the ocean - gorgeous. The staff was friendly. The show was great. The dancers were really talented... More

Ah, pity the poor Hawaiian Luau. Known for being hopelessly touristy and a holdover from days gone by, you shouldn't let those associations stop you from checking out the energetic and engaging Mauna Kea Oceanfront Luau. We stumbled upon it by accident (in a tourist brochure of course!), and it met our main criteria: same day availability for a party... More

We stayed at the Mauna Kea Beach Resort and spent one of our evenings attending their luau (offered on Friday and Tuesday evenings). The grounds were gorgeous and the setting overlooked Mauna Kea beach. The evening started at ~ 5:30PM (to watch the imu ceremony, lei greeting, and then standing in line for seating). A hotel photographer snaped photos of... More

I went to this luau on July 19th with my husband and family members. You are greeted with a fresh orchid lei, and then they take your picture before you go into the luau grounds. One thing we found frustrating was that there were no signs directing you to the luau grounds, so we had to wander around for awhile... More

We've only been to one other Luau, which is the Smith on one Kauai, and it blew this one out of the water. So, maybe we went in with unrealistic expectations, not sure...I'll elaborate. First off, we called and made a reservation and the person on the other end of the line was kind enough to tell me to get... More