Hale Koa Luau

Must experience while visiting Hawaii! Very interactive & the show is so cool to witness in person! Will definitely be back again when visiting. Worth the price we paid for front row. Food was good wish we had Mac salad but that's my own opinion. Pork, chicken & Fish was super good

What an incredible experience! From beginning to end, you DON'T want to miss a second!We got there at 5:03pm as the line was slowly moving in and there were so many small things to do. Warning, that rum drink is STRONGGG Anyways, there were various stations and you could learn to play some instruments, make a bracelet with real flowers, make a palm leaf head band, and take photos with the dancers in the show! Their band was also playing live instruments and you could sit in the grass area on mats provided to relax. Afterwards you get called with a big shell thing like on Moana to check out how they make kalua pig. Once that portion is over you go to your seats and dinner begins. I'm really glad they set up the dinner/show the way they did because I didn't feel annoyed at having to eat while trying to watch the show. Everything was over at about 8pm, so for the price it was worth every cent!

Super touristy luau. After experiencing the best luau in Kona with all-you-can-eat authentic Hawaiian food "for the same price", this experience sadly disappoints. It felt very Disney as the lead singer sounded like Ariel, The Little Mermaid. And the male MC's Polynesian accent was NOT convincing at all. Haha! It was almost comical but not in a good way. Again, super touristy.Free Mai Tai per adult upon entry - yesss! I appreciated all the activities and things to watch while we waited to be seated. That was great! I enjoyed watching them un-earth the pig from the imu. I also appreciate that it is a military luau and they pay homage to everyone who served in the military - that is great!But how about paying homage to our veterans with exceptional food? For the price, this isn't a mess hall. Dinners are pre-plated so you don't get to choose what you want to eat. The beef was very DRY, no one ate theirs at our table. The poi was very watered down, and the lomi salmon lacked flavor.Sad and disappointing. I don't remember it being that bad the last time we came in Nov 2021, but this time was an unfortunate let-down.

Really amazing luau performances and taste of Hawaiian food. Staff were friendly and welcoming and there were family and kid friendly performances throughout the whole evening

A unique experience in Hawaii. The Hale Koa Luau is the best Luau in Waikiki and one that provides an unforgettable experience to any visitor. The audience with which we shared the experience was amazing. All ages, all backgrounds, multiple nationalities. We spoke at length with a retired US Marine "Gunny" who was a Korean War vet, before the event. We shared our table with several Australians, a New Zealand couple, And a father-and-son Mexican American duo. It made the experience even better, asking the ambiance truly superb The Luau began with a Hawaiian arts and crafts demonstration, followed by the uncovering of the roasted pig, complimentary drinks and juice, and we then were ushered to our assigned seating. The dinner was superb, pork, beef and chicken as well as taro and vegetables. We were then treated to an hour and a half of a magnificent cultural experience covering several Polynesian cultures. It was an amazing experience. Not to be forgotten.

The luau here exceeded my expectations!When we first entered we received beautiful shell necklaces and got to choose one drink (a Mai tai or POG).After that, we go to do some actives like making a plumeria bracelet and learning how to make a crown. The food here is delicious as well, my only wish was that there was more veggies or variety on the plate because there was alot of meat/protein and it filled me up very quickly.The performances were fantastic. My favorite part was the fire dance at the end. And my mom's favorite part was the host/singer who has an amazing Disney Princess like voice!The overall vibe was great, everyone was very friendly and the tables seated 8 people each so we got to meet other couples/families.

I heard about this place from a facebook group that said it was one of the best luaus and is military only. So we have to verify we are military or a veteran to book tickets and get in, The parking situation sucks. I am handicap and we all have to park across the street from the hotel, pay for parking and walk/ride/stroll across the street and around the path or up the steps. I do wish that I stayed at this hotel because I saw that they had a waterslide. When you walk in you get complementary juice or rum drink. They say doors open at 5. We went at 530, but they only had about 10 chairs to sit around waiting until you can go sit in your seats. So again, not great for handicap people. They had little stations where you can make a headband from palm leaves, flower bracelet and play the drum. You can buy drinks from the bar or have water of coffee included in your tickets. The food.... not good. Everyone at the table pretty much just had a couple nibbles of their food. It was small pieces of fish, chicken, steak, Kahlúa pork, rice, squash and taro? The chicken was tasty but everything else, not so much. A few hours later my stomach did not like the food and decided to get rid of it. I liked the guava cake, but most people didn't eat it. The show was neat; I did like that. I liked how the host was singing a song from Moana and has kids sing with her. I heard that the Polynesian luau on north shore is the best.

Eh. Not great. Entertainment: Not good. The performers looked bored.Food: Average at best. The best part of it was the Cucumber Namasu. Fish stunk to high heaven.Venue: Meh.Not worth the money at all. We did a Luau in Maui where the entertainment and food were infinitely better.

We were staying at the Hale Koa and decided to book the Luau here too since they also have a military discount for admission which was super affordable. We booked about 1-2 months in advance and got to choose our seats. We chose to sit right up front in the uncovered area. They do have a covered area but seating for that was farther back. If it rained we were told that we would be seated in the back in a covered area but it was a risk we were willing to take and glad we did. I wouldn't have wanted to sit anywhere else than up front. They had a welcome drink and pre-luau activities like palm crown making, lei bracelet making and tree climbing. They had an open cash bar as well. They took the cooked pig out of the ground and spoke about its significance and history. The food was pre-plated but served warm and there was plenty of pig. The pork was the best park and steak the least favorite, it was tough and dry. The appetizer and poi were good too. The Luau show was amazing and so entertaining, they had me in awe, I loved the fire dancing, he was AMAZING. The entertainers were full of enthusiasm and pride. We caught eye of another luau at another hotel later in the trip and feel we really lucked out with this.

The Hale Koa Luau was really good! The food was good and entertainment!! The dancers ( both the men and women were awesome) The young lady who was the host was a bit annoying. I know that sounds mean ‍ her voice was so nasally . She was probably all of 25 ? But was acting like a 50 something talk show host . I just don't know why she is needed in the show at all . Anyways I would go again , hopefully she will be replaced by one of the actual Hawaiian folks. fire dude was awesome as well!