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Experience Nutridge is a small backyard-style luau on Tantalus, held on the grounds of Hawaii’s first macadamia nut plantation.
It is deliberately not a big-production show. Groups are kept small enough that you can talk to the staff, and the four hours are spent doing things; cultural workshops, Hawaiian games, protocols and traditions; rather than sitting and watching. Dinner is served on the lawn with downtown Honolulu and the Waianae range spread out below.
The estate sits inside Pu’u Ualaka’a State Park, about twenty minutes up the hill from Waikiki. You can drive yourself or book with round-trip transportation.
Luau Ticket; Self DriveAdults $180 / Youth $140 (13–20) / Children $120 (3–12) / infants free
Drive yourself up to the estate and check in at 3:45 PM. Parking is free on the property, and the drive up Tantalus is scenic in its own right. This is the cheaper option if you already have a rental car.
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Luau Ticket; With TransportationAdults $202 / Youth $162 (13–20) / Children $142 (3–12) / infants free
The same luau with round-trip transportation included. Pickup runs between 3:00 and 3:30 PM, which saves you the drive up and down a narrow mountain road in the dark afterwards.
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What you eat
Dinner is a mix of Hawaiian and local food: nalo greens with pineapple and liliko’i dressing, steamed rice, kalua pua’a (imu-cooked shredded pork), pulehu chicken, pua’a lau lau, baked fish in garlic lemon butter, purple sweet potato and King’s Hawaiian sweet bread. Dessert is liliko’i bars and haupia, with fresh pineapple.
Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and other dietary needs can usually be accommodated with 48 hours’ notice; note them when booking.
The estate
“Pu’u Ualaka’a” means “rolling sweet potato hill”. In 1921 Ernest Shelton Van Tassel leased 22 acres here and planted Australian macadamia trees, making this Hawaii’s first macadamia nut plantation. Over the years the estate hosted Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley spent time here while filming Blue Hawaii.
The luau is inside Pu’u Ualaka’a State Park on Tantalus; enter through the large yellow gate and continue straight ahead.
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If you booked with transportation, pickup runs between 3:00 and 3:30 PM. Driving yourself, head up Tantalus and check in at 3:45 PM — enter through the large yellow gate and continue straight ahead.
You are greeted with a kukui nut lei and a welcome drink. Take a moment for the view: downtown Honolulu below, the Waianae range in the distance, rainforest at the edge of the property.
This is the part that sets Nutridge apart. Small groups rotate through hands-on activities and workshops — Hawaiian crafts, traditions and protocols explained by staff who grew up with them, not recited from a script.
Traditional games played on the lawn, with plenty of room to wander the estate between rounds.
A farm-to-table spread of Hawaiian and local food — kalua pua’a, pulehu chicken, lau lau, baked fish, nalo greens, sweet bread — with liliko’i bars and haupia for dessert.
As the light goes, the entertainment starts: music, hula and fire knife. The luau wraps at 8:00 PM, with transportation heading back to Waikiki afterwards.
Group size and format. Nutridge keeps numbers small and builds the evening around hands-on activities and conversation rather than a large stage production. Guests consistently describe it as feeling personal rather than like a show.
Nutridge Estate, on Nutridge Street inside Pu’u Ualaka’a State Park on Tantalus, Honolulu 96822. Enter through the large yellow gate and continue straight ahead. It is roughly twenty minutes up the hill from Waikiki.
The luau runs 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Self-drive guests check in at 3:45 PM. With transportation, pickup is between 3:00 and 3:30 PM.
Monday through Friday. Mondays are frequently booked out by a private partner, and Saturdays and Sundays are held for private buyouts, so availability varies — check the calendar when booking.
If you have a rental car, driving is cheaper and parking is free. If you would rather not drive a narrow mountain road after dark, book the transportation ticket — pickup is between 3:00 and 3:30 PM.
A kukui nut lei, a welcome drink, four hours of activities and workshops, Hawaiian games, a traditional dinner, and complimentary water and soft drinks throughout. Parking is free for self-drive guests.
Nalo greens with pineapple and liliko’i dressing, steamed rice, kalua pua’a (imu-cooked shredded pork), pulehu chicken, pua’a lau lau, baked fish, purple sweet potato and King’s Hawaiian sweet bread. Dessert is liliko’i bars, haupia and fresh pineapple.
Usually, yes — vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and others. Note your requirements when booking; 48 hours’ notice is needed.
No. Water and soft drinks are complimentary and a welcome drink is included; alcoholic beverages are available separately.
Yes, all ages are welcome. Children 3–12 and youth 13–20 have their own rates, and infants 2 and under are free.
Yes, the evening entertainment includes fire knife along with music and hula.
Casual resort wear is fine. The estate is up in the hills at the edge of the rainforest, so evenings are cooler than Waikiki — bring a light layer. The ground is grass and gravel in places, so comfortable shoes are better than heels.
The luau operates in most weather. If conditions make it unsafe, you will be contacted about rescheduling.
The estate looks out over downtown Honolulu and across to the Waianae mountain range, with rainforest along the edge of the property. Sunset from up here is one of the main reasons people book it.
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