kungaloosh22
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What is the name of the soundtrack????
Aulani: Music of the Maka'ala
What is the name of the soundtrack????
We are headed to Aulani in October 2016! I have a few more questions:
1) are the outdoor grills gas or charcoal? Would we need to buy the charcoal? And do they provide grilling utensils?
2) I have a 12 yr old. I know he is within the age range to go to Auntys, but wondered if he would be the only "older one" participating in special activities.
3) as we've never been to Hawaii, do we all really need to bring Hawaiian shirts ?
4) opinions of Paradise Cove luau?
1) response above is correct. We were there a few weeks ago and were the first ones to use them that evening, probably around 5, but they were full later that evening. We grilled steaks, hamburgers, hotdogs, and sausages all at once, and then ate off them the entire week, so we didn't have to keep cooking each night.We are headed to Aulani in October 2016! I have a few more questions:
1) are the outdoor grills gas or charcoal? Would we need to buy the charcoal? And do they provide grilling utensils?
2) I have a 12 yr old. I know he is within the age range to go to Auntys, but wondered if he would be the only "older one" participating in special activities.
3) as we've never been to Hawaii, do we all really need to bring Hawaiian shirts ?
4) opinions of Paradise Cove luau?
We just returned and I agree with all these suggestions! Highly!We just returned.
1. Definitely go see the turtles in the cove by Paradise Luau.....a highlight!
2. If you go to Target, take bags for your purchases. They do not supply any bags to take your items out of the store.
3. Costco has prices comparable to the mainland....same prices as here at home for us. Pineapples were $2.99 there instead of the $6+ at the Dole plantation. Macadamia nuts were a GREAT deal there too. Gas was $.35 cheaper per gallon there if you have a car although the gas on the island was around $2.50 which surprised us because that's what it was at home for us.
1) We are now trying to plan our dining reservations for our October trip . We will be flying in from the East Coast and should land in Honolulu about 3 o'clock. I'm trying to decide if it would be a good idea or a bad idea to make a reservation at Makahiki that first night and if so what time I should plan so that I'm sure we have time to pick up car from Alamo, drive to Aulani, check in and get down to dinner. Because of the six hour time difference will we be too tired to eat dinner ?
2) are there any Aulani restaurants that are takeout/ fast food/quick service that are open at night time ?
3) can you tell me one thing that after you got there you realized you wish you had packed or you wish you had brought with you?
It was bloody hot, and I can't say that I enjoyed it but it did have the absolute best deals. I would recommend going early--not sure when it opens. But we got there about 11 a.m. and it was hard to find a parking spot and was very hot. If it had been cooler and I didn't have 3 cranky males wanting to leave, I probably would have really enjoyed it. We only made it less than half way around and that took us an hour. Found my daughter a beautiful Hawaiian dress and got some great gifts.I must be in the minority on the swap meet....we went but didn't enjoy it much. We bought my son a tshirt & I got a tote bag. That was about it. Just FYI for those going, it does cost $1 per person to get it. No big deal but hadn't seen that posted here before.
It was bloody hot, and I can't say that I enjoyed it but it did have the absolute best deals. I would recommend going early--not sure when it opens. But we got there about 11 a.m. and it was hard to find a parking spot and was very hot. If it had been cooler and I didn't have 3 cranky males wanting to leave, I probably would have really enjoyed it. We only made it less than half way around and that took us an hour. Found my daughter a beautiful Hawaiian dress and got some great gifts.
I would suggest you pick up dinner on your way to Aulani, or get something simple nearby. Last summer my family arrived at Honolulu from the east coast, around 3pm local time arrival, and by the time we got to Aulani it was at least 5pm. We dropped stuff in our room and drove the few miles to Costco to get groceries and ate pizza there for dinner. We weren't in the mood for anything fancier. We survived until maybe 8pm local time, then hit the hay and woke up the next morning ready for Hawaiian fun.1) We are now trying to plan our dining reservations for our October trip . We will be flying in from the East Coast and should land in Honolulu about 3 o'clock. I'm trying to decide if it would be a good idea or a bad idea to make a reservation at Makahiki that first night and if so what time I should plan so that I'm sure we have time to pick up car from Alamo, drive to Aulani, check in and get down to dinner. Because of the six hour time difference will we be too tired to eat dinner ?
1) We are now trying to plan our dining reservations for our October trip . We will be flying in from the East Coast and should land in Honolulu about 3 o'clock. I'm trying to decide if it would be a good idea or a bad idea to make a reservation at Makahiki that first night and if so what time I should plan so that I'm sure we have time to pick up car from Alamo, drive to Aulani, check in and get down to dinner. Because of the six hour time difference will we be too tired to eat dinner ?
2) are there any Aulani restaurants that are takeout/ fast food/quick service that are open at night time ?
3) can you tell me one thing that after you got there you realized you wish you had packed or you wish you had brought with you?
1) We are now trying to plan our dining reservations for our October trip . We will be flying in from the East Coast and should land in Honolulu about 3 o'clock. I'm trying to decide if it would be a good idea or a bad idea to make a reservation at Makahiki that first night and if so what time I should plan so that I'm sure we have time to pick up car from Alamo, drive to Aulani, check in and get down to dinner. Because of the six hour time difference will we be too tired to eat dinner ?
I would suggest stopping in Kapolei, the town at the exit just before Aulani. That way you might just beat some of the home bound rush hour traffic out to Aulani. It is only about 5 minutes from Kapolei to Aulani and there are many choices of places to eat there-things a simple as Taco Bell and Subway to places like Ruby Tuesdays and Chilis or even sushi. This is where Target/Costco/Safeway/Walmart are as well.
I honestly would not do Makahiki that night, I always think I wont be tired and we always are...
2. If you go to Target, take bags for your purchases. They do not supply any bags to take your items out of the store.
Thanks for this info! I haven't seen this before and we were planning on doing our grocery shopping there, as we don't need large quantities from Costco (nor do we have a membership there). Do you recall if Target has reusable bags for purchase or do they provide boxes like you'd see at Costco or Sam's Club/BJs?