Special Recognition
"Kahili Award Winner"
Six time recipient of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau "Keep it Hawaii" award, recognizing businesses, organizations and individuals who strive to perpetuate and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Hawaiian Islands.
"Best Luau"
Perennial winner of the Maui News "Best of Maui" reader’s survey.
"Best Luau"
Paradise Publications
"Favorite Luau"
Maui Today Magazine Readers
"Best Activity"
Maui Time "Best of Maui" reader’s poll
"Hawaii’s Fastest 50"
First Hawaiian Bank and Pacific Business News program recognizes Hawaii’s fastest growing businesses.
"Maui County Small Business Person of the Year"
Old Lähaina Lüÿau partner, Tim Moore
Zagat Survey
Food: "Excellent"
Service: "Excellent"
Décor: "Extraordinary to Perfection" (highest rating in Hawaii)
Periodicals
National Geographic Traveler, The New York Times, Travel Holiday, Sports Illustrated, Brides, Modern Bride, Ladies Home Journal, Home and Family, and more.
Broadcast
Food Network’s Emeril Live! 74th, 75th & 76th Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Travel Channel, MTV, ESPN, E! TV, BBC, CMTV, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Home and Family, and more.
Celebrity Guests
Celebrities love to visit the Old Lähaina Lüÿau. Many are repeat guests through the years. A few of our well known guests have been: Donald Trump, Kristi Yamaguchi, Robin Williams, Roseanne, Billy Crystal, Jason Alexander, Kelsey Cremar, Kenny Loggins, Anita Baker, Eddie Van Halen, Valerie Bertinelli, Mark Harmon, Gary Shandling, Tara Lipinski, Joey Lawrence, Terry Anderson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and more.
Reviews - From Maui to New York City
"Best Luau. Once again, five-time winner Old Lahaina Luau danced the hula past the other contenders. Guests relax under stately palms with views of boats and neighboring islands as a backdrop. Tiki torches light the way, thatched roofs take one back in time, and you may even sit on the ground on mats for traditional lüÿau dining. The Old Lahaina Luau takes great pride in presenting an authentic evening of traditional Hawaiian food, music, dance and crafts. The evening reflects with taste and tradition the rich culture and history of the Hawaiian Islands".
Maui News Readers Survey
"Its authenticity, intimacy, hospitality, cultural integrity, and sheer romantic beauty have made this Maui’s top luau. Old Lahaina Luau’s staff, location, educational acuity, and quality of food and entertainment make it a luau to which visitors return time and time again. Flickering torches, surreal sunsets, old milo and coconut trees, cultural sensitivity, romance and genuine hospitality - these are the elements we can count on with the Old Lahaina Luau."
Frommer’s Guide to Maui
"This is the best luau you’ll find in Maui. It’s small, personal, and authentic. It feels like an old seaside village. In addition to fresh fish and grilled steak, you’ll get all-you-can-eat traditional luau fare... Then there’s the entertainment, featuring a musical journey from old Hawaii to the present with hula dancing, chanting, and singing."
Fodor’s Maui and Lanai
"This is our favorite luau in all of Hawaii. Everything about it comes together just right, and it’s as authentic as they come. The luau feast and traditional entertainment both serve as a wonderful introduction to real island culture, and they’re both terrific. Don’t mistake this for a deadly dull history lesson - its riveting entertainment and the performers are first-rate. The food is excellently prepared and well labeled (so you know what you’re eating)."
Complete Idiot’s Travel Guide to Hawaii
"The Best Activity category focused on a favorite outing or activity for visitors and Kamaÿaina alike. Old Lahaina Luau scored high with twice as many votes. Readers recognize Old Lahaina Luau’s warm Hawaiian atmosphere, tasty cuisine and cultural significance as a winner."
Maui Time, Best of Maui, Reader’s Poll
"The Old Lahaina Luau has reinvented itself authentically in a genre rife with cliché. At sunset, guests sit at tables or on lauhala fiber mats on the ground in front of a grass-mound stage. The program offers intelligent narration and excellent ancient hula. The food is authentic Hawaiian, and delicious."
New York Times - Travel
