Luau!

Saturday morning started slow, which was good. We had a big plan for tonight . . . Honua'ula at the Wailea Marriott Resort.

Before we were faced with that experience we had to get through the day. Safeway for staples . . . milk, bread, luncheon meat, chips, and beer. And we had to get home for the University of Iowa football game. I don't even know where to find a link for that . . . except I suppose I could send readers to the University of Iowa. But now that I've linked to the Hawkeyes I have to give equal time to the Cyclones at Iowa State University.

Hilo Hattie distracted us long before we got to Safeway. They were giving away keys to a treasure chest that held a surprise for every winner! I think the chances were 100% that you'd win! Then they'd ring the bell when the lock popped off--the bell was clanking about every 10 seconds. So you see there's approximately 6 suckers born a minute, not one.

We fixed sushi, premade from Safeway, and Brats for lunch. While the football game was going on I was able to get some of the tasks from home I'd planned to do finished. Yeah! I even got a little reading done.

At four we drove to the Wailea Marriott, it was just on the other side of the Shops of Wailea. There were huge round tables draped in white on the great level green next to the beach where the stage sat. A professional photographer was taking pictures, using the ocean/sunset as his backdrop.

The luau was a buffet with sauteed Mahi Mahi, Kalua Pig, Teriyaki steak and chicken. For side dishes they had delicious purple colored Hawaiian sweet potato, island cold slaw, garlic rice, stir fry vegetables. Brok'da mout, yeah?

The dessert table was loaded with Haupia, coconut cake, banana cream cake, chocolate cream cake, pineapple upside down cake, and a selection of fruit.

Everyone snapped their own sunset picture once they noticed the sun's decent over the horizon.

Then the luau began. The narrator came out and welcomed one and all. He'd explain the meanings of the dances we were about to see. We saw the voyagers that came from Tahaiti, traveling north to find a new home.

We saw the navigators using the stars to guide them.

I'm not quite sure where Cirque de Soleil comes into the story . . . leotards usually aren't Hawaiian attire.

Then there was a love story dance where the goddess Lilinoe rains upon the island. The woman/cloud was beautiful to watch.

The little menehune, magical people, played by/in/with the fire . . . they were portrayed as imps.

Then there was the Fire Master . . . portrayed by Iffy the three time Fire Knife World Champion whose performance was unbelievable.

Then it was time to bid everyone Aloha!