The special Hawaiian dishes include lomi lomi salmon, assorted fresh grilled or raw pickled fish, ahi poke, haupia and a batch of other dishes better eaten than described. A trip through the food line to select tiny samples of everything, a quick taste test and a return to load up on your personal winners is recommended. Poi, the pounded residue of Taro root, is a tourist vs. traveler test. To be brutally honest even the best slightly purple fresh poi tastes a lot like library paste. Most Haoles find poi tastes better after two or three drinks.
Drinks are, of course, often part of the package.
Some do not, and offer open bars. All luaus offer all the non-alcoholic beverages. Children under five are free, and those under 12 usually pay about half adult rates. Broadly speaking luaus divide into three types. The best example of this in Hawaii is doubtless the Kona Village production on the Big Island.