When we arrived at the Courtyard King Kamehameha Marriott hotel, I dropped my parents off at the entrance to the hotel and then went to park the car. Fortunately, we'd be receiving discounted parking for the night - $5.00. Sweet! The hourly rate was $7.00!

We were super early for the Island Breeze Luau, but I decided to get in the line anyway. I figured if we were near the front we'd be closer to the stage. Not long after, a bunch of other people showed up and got in line with me.

There was a little kid that sounded like he was about to hack up a lung. As a result, Matt went to look for hand sanitizer. He found it - $2.49 for 2 ounces!

Included in the cost of the luau was a shell necklace. For just $7.00 each, we could upgrade to a flower lei. Instead of spending $35.00 for flowers, we just went with the shells. Before we were seated, they took our picture.

Luau Picture

Shortly after they let us in, they opened the bar and we had Mai Tais. They were yummy.

After the opening ceremonies, we were invited by table to the buffet. When it was our turn to get food, I was very hungry. I tried to get a sample of most of the buffet items. With the exception of the turkey that was cooked in the ground, I was hugely disappointed.

During dinner, a gentleman stopped at our table to show us picture they took when we arrived. For $15, we could have the print and they would email a high quality image. We had so few pictures of the five us together - we had to get it!

After dinner, they gave us a brief hula lesson and then the show started.  

There was live music and a bunch of costume changes as we learned the history of the people living in Hawaii.

Luau Picture

We were surprised that the women weren't wearing bikini tops.

Luau entertainment

When I saw the girls dressed in green, it reminded me of "Lilo & Stitch"! That was such a cute movie!

Luau Picture

Luau

The costumes were fun and colorful. With the exception of the mediocre food, I enjoyed this event!

FYI: The luau is from 5:30 - 8:30. Dinner is served around 6:15. The bar is only open until about 7:30. If you go to this luau, be sure to get extra drinks at the beginning.