On Tuesday we went to a lu’au — Kalamaku at Kilohana. It is held on the site of an old plantation. April – we were greeted by shirtless Hawaiian guys! Wished you were there with us! š
I received a reed head band by our greeters and a flower lei. Dan got a shell lei. We strolled the grounds and visited vendor booths — Kauai/Hawaiian crafts. I sipped a mai tai (which was very tasty) while we sat under a very large mango tree. Then I had another mai tai….
The show was excellent from beginning to end. It began very traditional (grass skirts, etc.) then became more modern telling the story of how the Polynesians came to Hawaii. Then there was fire dancing thrown in, which was impressive and cool to watch in the dark!
The food was really good. Kalua pork is delicious but poi is not. They had small samples of it to try instead of serve yourself quantities. It did not have much flavor, but was gritty and not tasty. Dan had the coconut mashed sweet potatoes which were good but very sweet.
We danced on stage with other wedding and anniversary couples to the Hawaiian wedding song. Beside of us was this sweet, older couple. I heard someone ask them how many years and he replied, “None. It’s our honeymoon!” They had to be at least 75!
We are trying to decide if we want to attend a lu’au on the Big Island because this one was so fun!