Travel Reference
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Entertainment
events from rock concerts to hula shows. Concerts also regularly go down in the Kings'
Shops and Queens' Marketplace. There are two ongoing luau shows in Waikoloa.
Legends of the Pacific
LUAU
MAP
(
886-1234;
www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com/dining/luau.cfm
;
Hilton Waikoloa Village; adult/child
5-12yr/senior & teen 13-18yr $109/54/99; 5:30pm Tue, Fri & Sun)
The Legends of the Pacific
luau show features various South Pacific dances and includes a dinner buffet and one
cocktail.
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Sunset Luau
LUAU
MAP
(
886-6789;
www.waikoloabeachmarriott.com
; Waikoloa Beach Marriott; adult/child 5-12yr $100/
40; 5pm Wed & Sat)
This poolside luau is the typical commercial show with Hawaiian-
style dinner buffet, open bar and Polynesian dances. The setting by ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay
is a plus.
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Mauna Lani Resort Area
The Mauna Lani Resort Area superficially resembles its neighbors, with high-end hotels,
condos and golf courses. But it deserves special attention for its significant historical
sites and for the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows' refreshingly open attitude toward
nonguests who come to explore its trails and fishponds.
Beaches
The best beaches for swimming or snorkeling are small and located around the two large
hotels.
The beach fronting the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows is protected and relat-
ively calm, but the water is shallow. Just 10 minutes south of the hotel by foot, in
Makaiwa Bay
, there's a small, calm lagoon fronting the Mauna Lani Beach Club condo.
To get here, park at the hotel and walk south along the path past the fishponds.
