The luau was so fun! They started the night with fresh Mai Tais. As you entered the grounds, they had different activities you could try: hula dancing, wood carving, leaf weaving/basket making, ect. It was very interesting to see what "old Hawaii" was like.
As you can see from the pictures, we had traditional mat seating, which afforded us a front row seat! Right before dinner, they dug up the pig! The pig was buried in the imu, which is an underground oven. They gave a pretty interesting speech about how they bury the pig, what they bury it with, the stones and rock they use, ect.
Dinner was different, but good. It consisted of : Kalua Pua (roasted pig), polynesian Mahi Mahi, Pulehu Steak, Guava Glazed Chicken, Chicken long rice, and a bunch of traditional Hawaiian sides: island syle rice, Hawaiian Banana Bread, Lomi Lomi Salmon, Ahi Poke, Sweet Potatoes, Taro, etc.
The Luau was the story of how Hawaii was inhabitated and the old world historians thoughts about how it was founded, ect. It was told by a narrator and a chanter, which was very cool.
At the end of the night, we walked across the street to a local bar and had a few drinks with some of the guys from the Luau. We had a ton of fun!!!
xoxoxo
Jenn
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