Old Lahaina Luau ... dont let the name put you off .. its not old, its authentic, it's timeless, and fresh as ever! Authentic experience. Beautiful grounds with terraced seating in the round, focused on raised stage. Table spacing allowed for comfortable intimate feel. Starting just before sunset, the attentive and energetic personal server kept food and drink coming nonstop while the pre-performance ran. Multicourse meal served as a mix of family style and personal plates . . . EVERYTHING was perfectly prepared, exquisitely plated, and delivered at a pace matching consumption, then when main course was served the lights dimmed and a robust professional athletic and artful performance began documenting the islands' history in narrative, chant, song, and dance. The entire event felt authentic but did tread lightly on the truths about the struggles during the tribal wars, severe impacts of colonization and imprisonment of the queen and the major difference between how US mainland first / native peoples were treatied, treated, cheated, and to some degree compensated and the island native peoples were stollen from, taken advantage of, treated, cheated, religoously manipulated, and to no degree compensated. This is an important part of their history and omlngoing daily life and it woukd have been good to hear these things first hand as a fair and natural part of the presenting of their history. The food was amazing. This is post covid so it is NOT A BUFFET, but rather table service. The food was authentic recipes fuzed with modern approaches, delivered in nicely plated well complementing groupings, with portions big enough to satisfy yet allow room for the next and next after that, then the next and the next, and then of course, the main course, and lastly dessert, and oh yes, one last take home treat of banana bread. What was odd was that you were expected to take the banana bread home but no other leftovers were permitted ... this was a crime as the food was superb in taste and quality but there was sooo much waste and at our table I just about put myself into a food coma finishing my two daughters entrees so as to not waste any of it. This was a premium dining experience. Only to be outdone by the performance. The evening was 5 star professional affair . . . not campy, but wonderfully executed story telling through music, narrative, chant, dance ... delivering a perfect blend of athleticism and artistry in perfect synchronization. The dancing was real Hawaiian not Tonganeese fire dancing or other hybridized styles. Only minor disappointment was that non drinkers ( teatottlers and aged 15 to 20) paid the same fee as drinkers and we all know how expensive booze is ... to be equitable non drinkers should have paid 10% / $25 less ... or maybe be given 5 loaves of banana bread to take home. Then having to park across the street at the mall / not having vallet service was not nice for me because after dropping the group off by the time I parked then walked back they had been lei'd and seated so I missed that. But had they had vallet then I'm sure i would have been unhappy waiting 20 minutes to get my car at the end of the night as 100s of people let out at once ), but mostly not being able to take leftovers was a bummer. Worth the full cost ... every penny ... plus we left a $20 a head tip for our awesome server and the dancers and though we would not be likely to repeat it anytime soon, I would highly recommend doing it at least once and trusting your experience to them. Mahalo for the family experience and memory.