This was honestly the best Luau experience I have had! To start, the food was amazing. It was…read morebuffet style and was so tasty. The desserts were also very delicious! We also appreciated the kids meal box that came with food that kids love and desserts with moana on it. There was also welcome dranks and an open bar, thank youuuuu! Before the Luau started, they had different stations with educational activities. They had lei making, poi making, temporary tattoos, and ukulele lessons. All were super enjoyable for both kids and adults! The luau was so educational and personable. They shared history, customs, and heritage stories. I really enjoyed all of the education that went into it. I would rate this experience a 100/10. Food was great, service was great, activities were great, and the luau itself was great. Mickey and Minnie also joined the dancing portion of the luau which was so fun for the kiddos. Everything was so great and also magical outside.

What an absolutely breathtaking experience. From start to finish, I was beyond blown away…read more I was staying at Aulani to celebrate my 40th birthday. The luau is offered a few times a week and was luckily being offered on my actual birthday so of course we booked it for that day. Tickets go on sale about 5 months in advance of the dinner date, which may seem daunting to a casual planner but makes perfect sense to an avid Disney-er. Seating for the luau is available in standard seating and premium seating. We picked premium. It came at a higher price tag and, in my opinion, was not necessary. Standard seating was 199 a person and premium seating was 229 a person. All luau guests are treated to activities like lei making, (temporary) tattoos and ukulele lessons before heading over to enjoy the buffet and open bar dinner before the show. Premium diners got the luxury of an extra half hour to peruse the activities. Premium diners also got seating closer to the main stage. (After the show was over, I sat in standard seating to see the difference and it wasn't all that much). Premium diners also got a free digital download of the picture taken with the luau performers. For a larger party, it may have been less expensive to simply pay for the digital download. One big concern I had about the luau was that it would be overly Disney-fied. I love me some Mickey Mouse and Aulani as a resort has several Disney touches, but I wanted my luau experience to be as authentic as possible. My concerns were quickly quelled. Mickey and Minnie were present for about 15 minutes of the 2-hour show. The rest of the luau had beautiful vocals, graceful dancing, and fearless firebreathers. It is my absolute hope to get back to Aulani as quickly as humanly possible, but I think I would skip the luau. At 229 (or even 199) a person, there are much better ways to spend my Disney dollars. That being said, if Aulani is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for you, you should do it.

I love this event…read more Getting kids off their computers and into the yard with pets is a awesome idea that many should follow. Can't wait till the next one.

This was a great small event to learn about all the different types of birds, especially, for the…read morefamily! They are beautiful or unique! And a nice place to buy some great products from the community! And the lunch trucks provided yummy snacks and food! I hope next time I will try the malasada bread pudding! We even got free Rockstar energy drinks (the big cans)!!! I highly suggest the Piña Colada flavor!!!

Come here every year since 2020. It used to be just one house. This year it looks like the neighbor…read moreis getting in on the fun too! The more the merrier! Note: be prepared to wait for parking. Not sure of when the bust peaks are but it gets crowded.

If this house doesn't get you into the Yelpy Christmas spirit I don't know what will. You have to…read moresee it, it's totally a must see. Even during the day it still brought smiles to my children's faces. They stood wide eyed just staring at the 20ft Mega light tree. This is their 9th year that this amazing family (Yes a family with kids) has made this spectacular Synchronized Light Show for the world to enjoy! *If you decide to stay in your car to watch the spectacle of lights tune into 106.5FM *The show normally starts at 5:30pm and ends at 10pm. This Christmas light show has it's own fan Facebook page named Da Ohana Christmas Light Show and it's own website: http://www.daohanachristmaslightshow.com/index.html According to this website the shows length is 2 hours and 38 minutes and it gives a detailed line up of each song. 68 songs total. Check it out the website before you go. ::Some Cool Facts:: This light show has 49,000 Lights. A hundred of them are strobe lights. Check out the side of the house to see Santa waving in the window. ::The family that just keeps on giving:: I can see a bump up on the electricity bill when the holiday season comes around. But can you imagine the bill for this family? It must be cray, cray! Instead of asking donations to help pay their electricity bills. This family decides to donate 100% of the proceeds to a charity. In front of the house is a Make-A -Wish mail box which you can put your donation in. All the proceeds go to the Make a Wish Foundation HAWAII chapter. If you decide to write a check write it out to the Make A Wish Foundation Hawaii Chapter. If your in the neighborhood do make it a point to see this amazing light show. It will surely wow anyone of any age.

Last Saturday weekend was my first visit up here at the largest historical heiau within our Kapolei…read morehomes. Pu'uokapolei! If you stay on Fort Barrett just few 100 yards before the Farrington Highway to your left by the old skate boarders structure is the turn. Saturday's even was the Makahiki halau gathering which finished to a most spectacular chant and dance of love and respect to the elders before who walk this spiritual place. Chills is what I felt this late afternoon of good and joy mingled with awe and respect. Cannot explain but it is us so different from my other trips to previous heiau's .

Pu'u o Kapolei is a beautiful hidden gem. I love going here and watching my daughter and her halau…read moredance hula. Also a great place to go if your are an organization looking to give back to the community with a service clean up.

This luau is by far the best in performance and location!…read moreIt's a little far but it's worth it ! The food can be better but they still brand new and I'm sure they'll work on that. The team all work hard to put it all together for our best entertainment! I could tell that they all come together with many duties to get the show very successful!

I would have given 5 stars but, the food quality should be raised to the level of the show quality…read more Additionally the line that we waited in should be covered in consideration to your customers. It rained as we were being ushered in, people behind us were drenched. Shelter from inclement weather would be a generous incentive to keep us content. The customer service was excellent The show was top notch A few tweaks and this luau will become a top tier luau. They are well on the way to being the most entertaining show.

We always have a great time at the annual Pumpkin Festival at Aloun Farms!…read more This year, they had great rides from E.K. Fernandez, including a Ferris Wheel! We had a blast. They also had the free hayride, entertainment, the pumpkin patch, sunflower patch, pony rides, and more! I love that they partner with organizations for great giveaways. My hubby won 2 RT airline tickets to anywhere Southwest flies on the mainland by winning a watermelon eating contest! Woop woop! They also had really cute staged areas for photo taking, tons of food vendors, a farmer's market, etc. You can't go wrong when there's something for everyone to do. Highly recommend checking this place out for Halloween time. Bring boots and plenty of water and sunscreen - it's hot out there, but always fun.

We went to Aloun Farms for the Fall Festival this year and overall had a nice time! It was great…read morethat the event was dog friendly. We brought our pup along and she loved exploring. The decorations were cute and festive, and the staff we interacted with were all friendly and welcoming. It was definitely crowded and a bit overwhelming, so we only stayed for about an hour. It was also really hot, which made it tough for both us and our dog. We walked around, grabbed some food, checked out the sunflowers and pumpkin patch, and then stopped by the farmers market store before heading out. The store service was quick, but one moment stood out. A young boy was trying his best to help us and do the math for our items when another staff member suddenly took over and told him, "You're going to the side. You're way too slow." It felt a little uncomfortable to witness, since the boy was clearly trying his best. I understand things can get busy, but it just didn't feel right to scold him in front of customers. Despite that, the festival itself was fun, the food and produce were great, and it's always nice to see local families and pets enjoying the day. We'll probably go again, maybe earlier in the morning next time when it's less crowded and cooler.

First time attending the weekend drive-in movie nights…read more Purchased tickets on Eventbrite. Price decent: $20 per movie per car with up to 5 family members. Live music playing on stage 2. First screen was showing one movie, second screen a double feature. I arrived in a truck and was parked in the back fence near the walk-through for the restroom. We could easily see the screen and hear the soundtrack which were blaring through the concert speakers. Mind you, this isn't a HUGE outdoor movie screen. It's a large screen set up on a stage with speakers on each side. A food truck was present til halfway through the first movie. Small concession stand set up in the front building. Bathrooms also in the front building. A little strange walking into the school, but restroom were right inside the building. 3 stalls for women. It would have been nice to have them cleaned before intermission as The floor was littered with TP. All staff were very nice and gave directions to facilities and parking. Overall a pleasant experience, would definitely recommend.

None of my friends knew where this place was, maybe because it wasn't on Yelp? Maybe because no one…read morehad heard of it? The address was confusing because it was listed as 91-1180 Midway Street on Stubhub and Google reviews, the official webpage lists it as 300 Franklin Avenue. If you get lost, just follow the long line of cars heading to the same concert that you're going to. We were headed to see Kaskade play on November 2 and we were just following the cars pulling off Midway into a large field. They charged us $20 to park in a big, dusty, Keawe-thorn strewn lot. My friends were mad that they had to pay $20 after shelling out $68 for the concert, which was in a large field. I told them hey, at least they posted their prices, because I've been to events where the parking attendants are shady as hell and quote you any price they want. I once got ripped off at an Wonderland event, where they said "$35" for parking on a grass field. My friend, who was in another car, got charged $25, so where is the justice in that? For this very reason, I boycott Wonderland Events. I think a much more fair price would have been $10...after all, it is a DIRT field with giant roaches, centipedes, thorns and trash. It appeared as the place had been weed-whacked the day before as there were huge clumps of chopped vegetation every where, logs, rocks and detrius. It was so dusty the dust went right through my sneakers. PAT DOWN: I heard someone say, "women line up" and I was separated from my friends for my very own frisking. I am sure the girl patting all of us up hated the job. She asked me to open my fanny pack and started asking me what was inside my ziplock bag. She picked it up and started to inspect it when I told her it was my "pee stick", you know, so you can pee standing up like a man, coz no way was I going to sit down on those nasty porta-potty seats. She very quickly returned the bag back to me. CONFISCATED: my friend got his cigarettes taken away. Again he was mad, because there were people smoking everywhere at the concert. You can take in a sealed pack, but not an open one. MINI-FLASHLIGHTS come in handy, and I always say this at concerts where there are Porta-Potties. Super duper nasty and dark, so you don't know where, or what, you are stepping on. Also good for using in the parking "lot" to avoid stepping on those large obnoxious roaches. NAKED WOMEN: plenty of them. I've never been to a concert with this many half-naked and nearly-naked women. Perv paradise. SOUND and STAGE: pretty decent. We were able to get pretty close to Kaskade but I don't think in my concert-going years that I had this many people STEP on my foot, shove past and generally be rude about it. Maybe it was because we were squished up toward the front. My friend had a broken toe with a post-op shoe and a crutch. I was worried for him. My concert days in giant fields with cigarette smoke, pora-potties, outrageous parking fees, sweaty arms and bods shoving past, toe-mashers and half-naked to nearly-naked women are slowly coming to an end. I'd probably repeat this scenario only if my favorite band Above and Beyond came around again, but they would probably have a classier getup.

I'm giving it five stars as this parade honors our Veterans. (But if you're looking for plentiful…read morebands, floats, pageantry--this is not the parade for you). Mahalo Veterans! Parade starts at Kaala Elementary on California Ave. The parade ends at the Waihiawa Town Center--where the Longs is located. It cuts across Kamehameha Hwy, so traffic is stopped and allowed through intermittently in both directions as Parade proceeds. Parade viewers with collapsible chairs, breakfast plates, snacks grabbed a spot. With anticipation we knew the parade neared our location as we heard the cadence of the drums. Soon HPD and the Royal Hawaiian Band marched before us. Parade participants included--Veterans, active service, a military band, classic cars (mostly Corvettes), school clubs, HS ROTC units, Scouts, hula troop, cultural groups, various Lions clubs. The parade starts at 10 and reached the First Hawaiian Bank area at about the fifteen minute mark. I didn't stay for the entire parade. I continued to view the parade as I walked from my viewing spot to Shige's Saimin. I wanted to beat the crowds that may pour into the restaurant after the parade and to wait out the traffic. Park along the side streets of California Ave. I arrived around 9:45 and luckily found a parking spot At 11, I saw parade goers walking past the Shige's--so the parade lasted about an hour (since that's the side closer to the start.) Today was a gorgeous day to resume the parade after Covid shut downs. It was overcast and there was a cool breeze without being windy. A great day and way to honor our Veterans. (Note--post lunch, 11:50, there was still traffic on streets leading back to Kamehameha Hwy. To be expected as Kamehameha Hwy has a longer light since it's the main thoroughfare. While exiting from a side street onto Olive--the drivers were pretty courteous, almost treating the intersection like a four way stop-- nice!