Kauai - Lihue

Island of Kauai

Nightlife & Entertainment

They say that Kaua`i doesn’t have much of a nightlife, but one does actually exist in the Lihu`e area. There are a few bars that are open late worth checking out.

Rob’s Good Time Grill, 808-821-2205, in the Rice Shopping Center, Lihu`e, is a fun sportsbar. The food isn’t bad. It’s one of the few places on Kaua`i that stays open late (until 2 am). They have seven televisions so you can catch your game, live entertainment, karaoke and dancing. There
are a couple of pool tables. The menu is your typical bar menu: burgers, sandwiches and pupus. Overall, it’s a enjoyable place that won’t break your budget.

Duke’s Canoe Club and Barefoot Bar, on Kalapaki Beach at the Kaua`i Marriott Resort & Beach Club, is a bar that features contemporary Hawaiian music on Friday nights. A Hawaiian trio plays upstairs every night. The menu is mostly American with a Hawaiian touch.

Kukui’s Restaurant, also at the Marriott, has a sunset hula show on Saturday and a torchlighting ceremony on Monday and Thursday. You can try out the Lihu`e Bowling Center at the Rice Shopping Center in Lihu`e, 808- 245-5263. They have pool tables and a karaoke lounge.

Nawiliwili Tavern, 808-245-1781, can be considered the best dive bar on Kaua`i. There’s a mix of locals and tourists. This does have a neighborhood bar feel to it. They serve pupus and plate-lunch dinners, staying open until 1 am. Drop by for a cold one and get into a dart or pool game, or watch sports on satellite TV.

Kuikui Grove Cinema, 808-245-5055, at Kukui Grove Shopping Center, has first-run features on four screens.

Hula Show

Kaua`i’s beloved Auntie Bev gives a free hula show at Harbor Mall. The show is every Wednesday at 12:15 pm. It’s free to the public.

Luaus

Luau Kilohana, 3-2087 Kaumuali`i Highway, Lihu`e, 808-245-9593. Tuesday and Thursday nights at 5 pm. Adults are $65, children four-12 are
$35. Luau Kilohana is held on the 30-acre grounds of Kilohana, a former plantation manager’s estate. The luau begins at 5 pm, with cultural activities
on the grounds. You can tour the estate, or check out any one of the demonstrations about Hawaiian culture and the history of the sugar industry in Kaua`i.

At 6:15, there’s an imu ceremony, where the roasted pig is uncovered, and then feasting begins. The food is cooked at Gaylord’s, the fine dining restaurant on the estate grounds. The menu includes Kalua pig, lomi-lomi salmon, teriyaki beef, pineapple chicken, poi, sweet potatoes and, for dessert, haupia (coconut custard). During dinner, you’re entertained with hula and Hawaiian music.

Then you’re guided to the show – a Polynesian revue complete with Samoan fire knife dancing. The show also features an homage to the first sugar cane train in Hawai`i.

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