This day had some interesting things I could talk about: a nice breakfast with hawaiian uekele singer, snorkeling metal detector dude, snorkeling with turtles, but instead I'll focus on the luau we went to in the evening.
I have never been to a luau, so I wasn't sure what to expect. It started at 5 in the evening and we were seated near the back away from the stage. First clue that there was to be some sort of show. It all started pretty well with an open bar, where I consumed some mai tai's and other grown up drinks. There was some palm leaf origami, some hula dancing lessons and eventually the unveiling of the buried roast pig. By 7pm the buffet style meal was being eaten and the show finally began.
The host was a Hawaiian man in his late 40's with a radio voice. He introduced the cast, he told everyone about the meaning of a luau, and taught everyone some simple hawaiian phrases. Then, he began to sing. He sang in the manner of a Las Vegas lounge singer or the opening credits of the Love Boat tv show. With phrases like "From my family to yours, ... Mahalo! And welcome to nahano... Aloha!" or something like that. The dancers would come out and hula while the host would speak on the style of dance and then break into song. Had a stampede grandstand show feel plus a little bit of Sabado Gigante (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1bado_Gigante). I found it thoroughly enjoyable but likely not in the way it was intended. Lucas enjoyed it too as he spent most of the show part of the evening dancing in his high chair.
It rained a little, but it did little to dampen our spirits. By 8:30 we were back at home just in time for someones bedtime. Nice ending to the evening with Johnnie Walker on the deck playing some cards.
- mp
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