I called them directly (website) and bought tickets since it was only a few days before the show when I decided to go. However, I was told I bought two last ones and turned out there were plenty of seats left....not sure why. I don't know what will be the difference but I received confirmation email and receipt right after and you can enter the Sea life center with the Luau booking number for free.

I think they close the gates at 5:30 p.m.

Aloha Robyn, Mahalo for your question! As amckenz07 mentioned, the Lūʻau is located at Sea Life Park Hawaiʻi, which has dolphin experiences. There is no wildlife present at the Lūʻau but the price does include free general admission to the park along with your ticket. You can view prices for the Lūʻau on our website! Aloha

Aloha, Check-in for the Lūʻau is between 4:45 and 5:15 PM. We start to open the doors to the Lūʻau around 5:20/5:30 PM based on package purchased (Celebrity guests get first entrance, followed by Splash and Classic). After you've entered the Lūʻau grounds you'll have the opportunity to take your souvenir photograph, visit the tiki bar and participate in the cultural activities!

Aloha Cliff, Mahalo for your question! You are absolutely correct :) Every Lūʻau ticket includes a free general admission pass for Sea Life Park. You can use it the same day (before) as your Lūʻau, or you can return within 7 days after your Lūʻau date to redeem. Please let us know if you have any additional questions! Aloha

No more bus after the luau. Reserve a spot on their transportation for $18 per person.

Aloha! Mahalo for your message, we would be honored to help you celebrate your wedding! If you send us an email at the email address at the bottom of our website, one of our sales managers will be happy to provide you our large group discounts/rates :) (Apologies for not providing the email address directly, Trip Advisor does not allow for special characters in these responses). Mahalo!

Bonjour. I have been to the Polynesian Cultural Center as well, but not for the dinner and show. The Polynesian Cultural Center is great, but it is much more crowded and "touristy", in my opinion. For an intimate, family oriented, more relaxed luau, I would bet on the Ka Moana. Hope this helps.

Rain was a fairly great threat for us for the day we originally booked, so we changed our booking to two days later, within the 24 hr. deadline, which they were happy to change. As it turned out, the rain on the Friday (the day we originally planned to go) did not materialize, and there was another threat of rain on the Sunday we attended. (Rain is hard to predict in Hawaii and is usually brief.) Anyway, I’m guessing because of approaching rain on the radar, they handed out complementary ponchos to everyone during our luau dinner just in case, but thankfully the rain did not materialize! I would advise keeping an eye on the weather and calling to change dates if necessary, but realize it is difficult to predict.