Under loosened restrictions, Hilton Hawaiian Village hosts its first luau in nearly a year Under loosened restrictions, Hilton Hawaiian Village hosts its first luau in nearly a year By Jolanie Martinez | March 5, 2021 at 10:05 PM HST - Updated March 6 at 12:34 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - After halting the event for nearly a year, the Hilton Hawaiian Village put on its Waikiki Starlight Luau for a room full of guests on Friday. The Waikiki Starlight Luau is usually held on the beachfront “Great Lawn” at the resort, but due to bad weather the show was moved to one of the ballrooms. According to the Hilton Hawaiian Village Managing Director Debi Bishop, their first show was sold out with 150 guests in attendance.