Big Island Luaus
Luaus
South Kohala and Kona districts have many restaurants. The most renowned – and the most exclusive, high end restaurants – are in the Kohala Coast and Kona Coast hotels.
Luaus: we’ve tried a few. In our humble opinion, the Mauna Kea Hotel’s luau has the best food of all the luaus (the food was a higher quality than others we tried). The show itself is small, not very elaborate (more intimate) and charming…the setting is on the hotel lawn….you can glimpse the sun setting as the show starts. The atmosphere at the Mauna Kea is intimate and relaxed.
You can see more flashy luaus at a few of the other hotels with fire eaters, etc. but no other (in our opinion) beats the Mauna Kea’s food quality. At the Marriott the show and the food is standard. The King Kam Hotel’s Island Breeze luau is standard (the location of the luau is not nice –again, it’s our opinion). The Kona Village luau has a very nice setting in the Village…nice stage set up ….and the food quality was just a little above the others – the same for the Hilton Waikoloa’s luau; The Sheraton’s luau show is flashy (fire eaters and all)…the food is standard luau quality.
Kohala Coast Luaus
MAUNA KEA BEACH HOTEL
62-100 Mauna Kea Beach Drive
Kamuela, HI 96743
(South Kohala District)
Tel. (808) 882-7222
Tuesdays. Grounds are near the water.
MARRIOTT (was OUTRIGGER) WAIKOLOA BEACH
69-275 Waikoloa Beach Drive
Kamuela, HI 96743
(South Kohala District)
Tel. (808) 886-6789
Wednesdays & Sundays. Located adjacent to the fishponds at Anaehoomalu Bay.
HILTON WAIKOLOA VILLAGE
425 Waikoloa Beach Drive
Waikoloa, HI 96738
(South Kohala District)
Tel. (808) 886-1234
Tuesdays and Fridays.
Kona Coast Luaus
KONA VILLAGE RESORT
Queen Kaahumanu Highway
Kalaoa, HI 96740
(North Kona District)
Tel. (808) 325-5555
Fridays.
KING KAMEHAMEHA’S KONA BEACH HOTEL
75-5660 Palani Road
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(North Kona District)
Tel. (808) 326-4969
On the beach – Hawaiian Royal Court arrives by canoe.
ROYAL KONA RESORT
75 – 5852 Alii Drive
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(North Kona District)
Tel. (808) 329-3111
Mon Wed Fri. Right next to the water.