Waikiki Luau Buffet with Rock-A-Hula Show

Roasted luau pig, live hula dancers, and a fire knife show all in one evening

A Hawaiian luau buffet dinner at Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikiki, where you start with a welcome Mai Tai and fresh pineapple, dine on roasted pig and beef while hula dancers perform, and optionally stay for Rock-A-Hula's 80-minute show featuring fire knife dance and the largest cast in Waikiki. The dinner lasts an hour. The show runs 80 minutes if you choose to add it.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hawaiian Luau buffet and show

• Enjoy Hawaiian greeting with fresh pineapple
• Listen to live Hawaiian music
• Watch hula dancers and learn hula
• Dine at Hawaiian Luau buffet
• Attend Rock-A-Hula show with fire knife dance

The experience

Royal Hawaiian Center sits in the middle of Waikiki, so you skip the long drive out to a distant venue. Your evening opens with a Hawaiian greeting and whole fresh Maui Gold Pineapple served family-style at your table, paired with a strolling musician playing live Hawaiian music. The buffet spreads roasted luau pig, roast beef and other dishes across the dining room while hula dancers move through the space and teach a simple hula lesson during the meal. You get one original E Komo Mai Tai as your welcome drink.

If you book one of the dinner-and-show packages, you stay after dinner for Rock-A-Hula, Waikiki's biggest show. The 750-seat theater hosts the largest cast performing in Waikiki, and the show runs 80 minutes with a thrilling fire knife dance as its centerpiece. The show admission carries a $99 value and is included with select packages, so you're combining two distinct Hawaiian experiences at one price rather than booking them separately.

What’s included

• Live Hawaiian music with hula dancers during dinner and a simple hula lesson.
• one original E Komo Mai Tai welcome drink.
• upscale Hawaiian luau buffet dinner with roasted pig, roast beef and fresh pineapple.
• admission to Rock-A-Hula show with fire knife dance and the largest cast in Waikiki (80 minutes, $99 value, included with select packages only).

Options for this experience

4 options

Buffet dinner at a Waikiki Luau17:30 and 17:45Dinner only, not including the Rock-A-Hula Show. To include the Rock-A-Hula Show, please select a different option. A convenient, top-rated luau buffet dinner for a perfect Friday night in Waikiki.

Show and buffet at the Original Luau17:30Luau buffet dinner and show with a welcome Mai Tai, an upscale all-you-can-eat island buffet, and live Hawaiian music and hula entertainment. Includes the Rock-A-Hula Show, a $99 value!

Waikiki Luau with buffet and show, VIP level17:15Includes the Rock-A-Hula Show, a $99 value! Enjoy a fresh orchid lei, a welcome Mai Tai, a super premium beverage, preferred seating at the luau buffet, and VIP seats for the show.

Show and Luau at the Green Room in Waikiki16:50Includes the Rock-A-Hula Show, a $99 value! Green Room luau buffet and show with a Green Room reception, a champagne toast, a backstage tour, a fresh orchid lei, a reserved dinner table, and the best seats for the show.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Information

Lasts 2h–3h, runs Tuesday to Sunday, 4 start times, from US$ 101 per person and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day except Monday and Friday: 16:50, 17:15, 17:30 and 17:45Friday: 16:50, 17:15 and 17:30Another day? ›

GroupUp to 200

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.4 with pickup ›

Book up to7h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (3 to 11 years) · Infant (under 3): free

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPets welcomeInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Star of Honolulu Cruises and Events

Is this one for you?Pick the dinner-only package if you want just the luau, or choose a combo to add Rock-A-Hula's fire knife dance show afterward in the same evening.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 11 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly is in the luau buffet dinner?

The buffet features roasted luau pig and roast beef as the main proteins, served family-style with fresh Maui Gold Pineapple and other Hawaiian dishes. Your welcome drink is one original E Komo Mai Tai, and the meal runs about an hour.

Do I have to buy the show ticket, or can I just do dinner?

You can choose. One package is the luau buffet dinner alone. Three other packages bundle dinner with Rock-A-Hula show admission, so you pick at checkout whether to add the 80-minute performance.

What happens during the hula dancers' performance?

Hula dancers entertain throughout dinner and teach a simple hula lesson at your table, so you're not just watching. You get to learn a few moves while you eat.

How long does the whole experience take if I add the show?

The dinner is about an hour, and the Rock-A-Hula show runs 80 minutes, so plan roughly two to three hours total from start to finish.

Is this at a resort, or is it in regular Waikiki?

The luau buffet is at Royal Hawaiian Center, which is in the heart of Waikiki itself, so you're not traveling outside the neighborhood.