Old Lahaina Luau
Hawaiian restaurant · Lahaina ·
Authentic Hawaiian luau with traditional food, dance, and history
Authentic Hawaiian luau with traditional food, dance, and history
"A cultural dinner experience on Maui serving traditional Hawaiian dishes accompanied by hula dancing and local musicians, marketed as an all-ages introduction to Hawaiian food, music, and dance." - Sarah Bruning Sarah Bruning Sarah Bruning is the special projects and surveys editor at Travel + Leisure, where she has been on staff since 2018. She assigns stories across the magazine, primarily for the Experiences section and feature well. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A long-running cultural evening that combines a shared traditional meal—featuring kalua pig cooked in an imu and poi—with live music and high-energy hula performances that tell Polynesian myths and legends, offering an immersive introduction to Hawaiian culture and cuisine." - Evie Carrick Evie Carrick Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As du Fallafel. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A venue that offers a pure form of luau, incorporating history, music, food, and ancient dance to tell the story of Hawaii."
"Many hotels and resorts on the island host lūʻaus, celebrations of Hawaiian food, music, hula, and storytelling. Old Lahaina Lūʻau is a popular sunset feast." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Old Lahaina Luau focuses on the history of Hawaii, beginning with the region's Polynesian ancestors. The experience here is a cut above; you’re given leis when you walk in and will sit at real tables, as opposed to the temporary ones erected by hotels on luau night (unlike many of its peers, Old Lahaina Luau isn't part of a hotel). There’s a permanent circular stage, ringed in lava rocks, where the hula dancers and storytellers perform. And at sunset the location—on the beach on Front Street—can't be beat." - Juliana Shallcross
