The most traditional of today's modern Luaus are a family affair where everyone gets together to be sure that only the best of Hawaiian delicacies are gathered. Planning may go on for weeks and months ahead of the event to ensure that everything goes well. The hall or tent must be erected, the tables and chairs ordered and the pig must be selected properly roasted.
However, those of you who do not have the means to attend a traditional family luau can attend one of the several great commercial luaus available in the islands.
A little touristy perhaps, but it still ranks up there as one of the best activities Hawaii has to offer and they are truly a unique experience. Where else in the world can you go and see a pig roasted in the ground and a girl with a coconut shell bra roll her hips to the sounds of exotic drums and sway and smile to the softer sounds of the ukulele? Expect to be set back about $60 per person, but and insist on a luau that has an open bar, transportation and lots of great Hawaiian entertainment.
Open bar ensures that you will get all the umbrella drinks you can ever want, and the free transportation assures you that you will never end up in the cellblock of the Honolulu Police Department or ask for directions to a hotel that you can no longer pronounce.
There are two great luaus held on Oahu. One is Germaine's Luau and the other is Paradise Cove Luau. Both are long time local companies and both have excellent reputations. On the island of Maui, Old Lahaina Luau seems to be the Luau of choice followed closely by the Royal Lahaina Luau, which has a reputation for handling families especially well.
The Luau experience usually begins with a buffet dinner featuring roast pork, teriyaki chicken selections, a mahi-mahi or another local fresh fish selection, sticky rice, Hawaiian sweet-potato selection as well as the traditional poi. Try a taste of poi, so you can say that you did, but refrain from dumping it all over your plate like gravy because you will be sorry. Poi has a flat bland taste, and for your information, consumption among locals has reached levels that result in frequent shortages. So, if you decide to pass on the poi, justify it by saying that you prefer to leave it for the locals to appreciate it. We will not only understand, but would appreciate it.
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