Skip the same-old commercial luau and catch this dinner theater-in-the-round with a dash of Cirque du Soleil (think dancers, flashy leotards and pyrotechnics) thrown in. The stage play about one family’s epic voyage to Hawaii features hula and Tahitian dancing, and show-stopping, nail-biting Samoan fire dancing. The buffet dinner is above average, despite the audience size (maximum 1000 people).
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