Sunday, January 11, 2026
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Hawaii 2026 - The Luau
Sunday, January 11, 2026
After our cocktail hour at Aloha Mixed Plate we got in line to gain entrance to the luau.
The grounds where the luau was held were beautiful. All the staff was incredibly friendly.
There was dancing in between the courses of this 4-course dinner.
What an amazing experience. This was quite the production and it was so well done!! I can only start to imagine the effort that goes into pulling something like this off - staging, costumes, rehearsals, food, my gosh all of it!! This was pricey but so well worth it.
Hawaii 2026 - Sunday Afternoon & Evening
Sunday, January 11, 2026
The evening we got to go to a luau in Old Lahaina. We got the there about 45 minutes early which worked out well as it made parking easy.
We clomped around the the outer grounds briefly. When we checked in the hostess told us we couldn't get in until 5:00. She recommended we stop by the bar next door if we wanted to have a drink while waiting.
Before we headed over she took our picture with the entry way tiki.
The bar, Aloha Mixed Plate, offered some fun sounding drink choices.
Drinks left to right: Gary got a Lahaina Lemonade (Vodka, Lychee Puree, Fresh Lemon, Sweet & Sour, Splash of Cranberry); I got a Niu Mango (Coconut rum, mango puree, pineapple juice, orange juice, and guava juice).
Niu Mango
Hawaii 2026 - Late Sunday Morning & Afternoon
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Gary reserved one of the poolside cabanas for us. It came with towels, water bottles, a fruit platter, drink tickets, and pizzas for lunch. It was nice to be out of the direct sun yet be able to look out at the sun bathed pool area. Very relaxing. We all did a little reading and a lot of just sitting around. It was great. It was ours to use from 9 am to 5 pm. I think we ended iup using it from 10 to 4.
Warren and I ordered Mai Tais with our drink tickets and Gary got an Ube Colada.
I was very intrigued by Gary's Ube Colada so I got one for my second round. Ube is a kind of purple sweet potato. It gave the drink an earthy and nutty flavor. I found it delicious.
It was great to be outside for most of the day. The temperature was in the upper 70s and the was a nice amount of humidity in the air.
Hawaii 2026 - Sunday Morning
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Breakfast at Slappy Cakes.
Interesting concept. They give you some batter in a squeeze bottle and you squirt it on the griddle at the center of your table. The batter we got was standard buttermilk but they also had a few other kinds. The pancakes were fun to make and flip. We all ordered other breakfast entrees lik scrambles and omlettesso the pancakes were more like appetizers although you could order more batter and just make a full breakfast out of it. The food was all really good.
Hawaii 2026
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Woke up around 5:30 am and it was still dark out. Watched it get lighter outside. Very pleasant on the balcony.
Lahaina, Maui, 6:51 a.m.
That's Molokai in the background.
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