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Review of: Haleo Luau on the Big Island Ticket
Plenty of parking. Great food and a really fun show. Even learned a little.about Hawiian culture and history.
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Review of: Haleo Luau on the Big Island Ticket
I’ve taken my family to four luaus on three islands. Of those, this was the smallest show I’ve been to in terms of the number of tables and guests as well as performers. That was nice—we’ve been to some Huge venues and it felt more Intimate this time. The performers were adept at storytelling and the dancers knew their routines and executed perfectly. In terms of an authentic experience, this did not meet my expectations given that there wasn’t a pig in the ground or traditional ceremony in preparing the pig. The food was good, no complaints there. My kids enjoyed the interactive games at the start of the evening, that was something they haven’t been able to experience yet. I also felt for the MC who was our principal storyteller. It was a Monday night crowd with what seemed like a pretty subdued and straight laced audience and she and the others on stage did a great job of working to get audience participation given the naturally quiet vibe of the patrons. Kudos to them. Overall I would recommend the experience and tell any future luau goers not to sweat getting there super early to “get in line” because all the tables could see the show clearly whether it was up front or in the back. And wear flip flops so you can sink your toes into the Sheratons lush grass under the table and also so you be nimble on your feet to play the sticks game :-)…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Review of: Haleo Luau on the Big Island Ticket
Not the best Luau I have been to, it's basically a buffet with about a 45 minute show. What it lacked was the Imu ceremony (removal of the pig from the pit) and a variety of food. The dancers were okay, the men were older not young muscular men that you see it the picture and only one man did a flame routine. It was a Monday night so maybe after the weekend crowd they use the "B" team for a couple of days, either way this was definitely not worth the 115.00 /pp. After the Luau , my friends and it would have been better to spend the 350$ on a really nice seafood restaurant, next time that's what we will do..…
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Date of experience: January 2020
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Review of: Haleo Luau on the Big Island Ticket
For starters it was indoors even though the weather was fine. There was a threat of rain, but isn't there always a threat of rain in Hawaii in January? It didn't rain. The buffet was terrible. Some of it was so salty you couldn't taste anything else and the rest was bland and tasteless. The entertainment was repetitive. The bar staff were rude. Would not recommend.…
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Date of experience: January 2020
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Response from konakohala, Public Relations Manager at Haleo Luau
Responded 30 Jan 2020
Mahalo for taking the time to share your feedback after attending the Hāleo lūʻau. We understand your disappointment about the weather change, it is a very difficult decision to make when the weather forecast calls for stormy weather and the skies are blue. However we try to decide as late as possible in the day and base that decision on what we believe is best for the guestsʻ overall experience. We are very concerned about your comments about the food, entertainment and bar staff - and would love the chance to get more detail from you so that it can be passed on to our management team. Please email info@ibphawaii.com so that we can get your contact information and reach out to you directly. Again, mahalo for your feedback.
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Review of: Haleo Luau on the Big Island Ticket
This was my the first time attending a luau and it was such an incredible experience!! The show was super entertaining and my family loved learning about the Hawaiian culture. There was an open bar where you had several drink options to choose from and the food was delicious.
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