I've always had a soft spot for the Polynesian Cultural Center. Particularly if this is your first time.....the villages are great and the show is awesome. I liked the luau food, though it's probably pretty cafeteria compared with real luau's. We also hired a guide company that took us on an island adventure. Real Hawaiian guys, easy hiking up to waterfalls, lunch at a place I would not have gone to without them (the food was excellent), and boogie boarding, snorkeling with them was something else, too....they were "friends" with some sharks and brought them out of the reef to swim with us. We also were swimming with turtles (but you have to keep your distance, they are protected), and eels, and all manners of tropical fish.....it was a really good time. I can figure out the name of the company for you if you are interested, I'm sure my hubby has it somewhere. I love Hawaii. If you go to the cheeseburger place, make sure you order yours well done...the americans have a taste for rare burgers...I had to send mine back twice so it would stop mooing. If you eat before 6 pm, there are lots of good deals to be had. Most restaurants have early-bird specials, and the meals almost double after that. The Hilton Hawaiian Village has free shows almost nightly, and you can walk down Waikiki and watch all the entertainment in the evenings. The Hilton also has a zoo of sorts, free with all kinds of animals around the grounds.....I know that some people find Waikiki touristy, but I really enjoy people-watching and you see them all there. You can always take "The Bus" if you don't want to spring for a rental car, but you have to remember they run on island time.
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