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Is Ali'i Luau @ Polynesian Cultural Center Still Open? (Laie, HI)

Food Paradise, Season 4 Laie, Hawaii

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Ali'i Luau @ Polynesian Cultural Center is listed open on polynesia.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The Polynesian Cultural Center's website displayed a real-time same-day open notice dated September 8, 2026, along with active luau ticket-booking links. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

On Food Paradise's "Pork Paradise" episode (Travel Channel, aired 2013), the Ali'i Luau at the Polynesian Cultural Center showcased kalua pig, the whole hog traditionally cooked in an underground imu oven at Hawaiian luaus. The Polynesian Cultural Center is a cultural attraction and living museum in Laie, on Oahu's North Shore, that stages the Ali'i Luau as part of its dinner-and-show offerings. According to Wikipedia, the center is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was dedicated in 1963, and sits on land belonging to Brigham Young University-Hawaii, whose students make up about seventy percent of its roughly 1,300 employees. On 2026-09-08 the center's website displayed a same-day open notice referencing that date, alongside active links to book luau and show tickets, at the same Kamehameha Highway address.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 4

Episode 12
Aired
Title: Pork Paradise · What was featured: kalua pig cooked in an underground imu oven at the luau
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. polynesia.com https://www.polynesia.com/
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_Cultural_Center
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