Luau

A few ideas for a Luau/Hawaiian Celebration. Pick a few favorites and have some fun!

Food
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Punch fruit-kabobs umbrellas tropical drink straws
Teriyaki Chicken Sandwiches
Volcano cake red velvet cake, macadamia nuts, brown frosting, dry ice
Hawaiian bread
VOLCANIC PUNCH
3 cans frozen fruit punch concentrate
1 64oz-can pineapple juice
1 can cream of coconut
2 2-Liters ginger ale
ice cubes
In a large punch bowl add the 3 cans of frozen fruit punch concentrate. Keep one of the empty frozen juice cans. Fill the can with water 6 times and add to punch bowl. Add pineapple juice, one bottle of ginger ale, and ice cubes then stir. Then add as much of the 2nd bottle of ginger ale as possible leaving at least 3 inches from the rim of the punch bowl and stir again. Pour in the can of cream of coconut on top. Will serve 40-70 people.


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For the invitations
tease people with activities like Have you ever? Walked on hot coals, surfed, eaten fire, crossed a shark pit, jumped over lava or competed in a spear-throwing contest? To find out how you can in safety and without much travel come to....

Decorations
Table squares - squares of Hawaiian fabric with Bananas Pineapples apples coconuts attach balloons
Gather as much greenery and flowers as possible. Use them to decorate entryways, restrooms, and gathering areas.
Light tiki torches to help set the scene.
For a delightful fragrance through the whole house, float flower-shaped, gardenia-scented candles in bowls of water.
Serve the food buffet-style.
Cover tables with cloths in bright, tropical patterns.
Use informal seating arrangements to encourage mingling.
For easy cleanup, use colorful plastic ware instead of china and silver.
Use beachcomber hats (multi-color or plain) upside down to hold different snacks and munchies. Throw a mixture of fabulous foil-wrapped chocolate fish and tropical bird/palm tree confetti across your table.
Provide tropical toothpicks as a final touch.
seashells, sand

Activities
Spear Throwing Pineapple prize
Hula Dancing Grass skirts video/music
Hot Coconut Coconut Music Bubbles
Limbo Fun noodle Pineapple prize
Fire eating red hots

Hula Charades/Create your own hula Game
Before the party create slips of paper with a hula move including description on it then fold them up and put them in a beach pail. Use each move 2-3 times. At the party provide all players with a master list of the hula moves including description. The host should go first and randomly select a slip of paper with a hula move and perform it. The first person to correctly guess the hula move using their master list gets to pick the next person to perform the charade. The party host should write down each move in order after it has been correctly guessed. After all of the moves have been selected you have just created your own unique hula! Put on Hawaiian hula music and have everyone stand up. The party host takes the list of hula move the players charaded and calls them out while demonstrating the moves to the rhythm of the music. Each move should be done for a count of four or eight.

Basic Hula Steps:
'Ami: Right - rotate hips counterclockwise, one rotation for each count. Left - rotate hips clockwise. Bent knees make the 'ami easier.
Hela: Point right foot forward, bring back, then point left foot forward, then bring back.
Huli: Rotate around while swaying the hips
Kaholo: A kaholo is more of a sliding step, rather than lifting the foot as you move. It is used to step side to side, front to back, and diagonally.
Ka'o: Sway hips by shifting weight to the right side and lift left heel. Then shift weight to the left side and lift right heel.
Lele: Step right, then left, either forward or back.
Love Hand Movement: Hands cross at chest to show embracing love
Ocean Hand Movement: hands gently beat up and down showing the rhythm of the waves.
Rainbow Hand Movement: palms of the hands meet at the left... right hand lifts and shapes an arching rainbow
Rising Sun Hand Movement: start at the knees, both hands part and rise above the head to shape the sun
Singing or Story Telling Hand Movement: hand gracefully gesturing at mouth for song
Swaying Palms Hand Movement: left arm becomes the land, right arm and fingers sway showing a waving palm.
Swirling Winds Hand Movement: left hand forward while right hand circles twice over head
Tide roll Hand Movement: hands continually roll over each other to show the rolling sea
Kimo Says Hula Game
Pick someone to be the move caller- Kimo. This game is played like "Simon Says". When the caller calls out "Kimo says" and a hula move with a description then everyone should do the hula move. If the caller does not say "Kimo says" before the move then anyone who does the move must sit out until the next game. The game continues until only one person remains.
Temporary Hawaiian Warrior TattoosUse black eyeliner pencils or costume make up sticks to create Hawaiian warrior tattoo designs around the upper arm or around the ankle. These tattoos are very basic using symbols, lines, and dashes. To the right are a few examples but creativity is encouraged.
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Games/Activities
Spear Throwing
Spear throwing contests are held to display strength and skill. The contestant who throws the spear farthest and most accurately is the winner. Although this contest may be appropriate for a beach luau or for one held in a very large yard, it is not one that you would want to hold in an area of limited space. Instead, hold a mock spear throwing contest with skewers as the "spears."
Skewers – dartboard made from really soft foam
Pieces of dry spaghetti throw down “field” open space
Fun noodle pool toy throw outside

Conch Blowing
Blowing a conch shell takes skill: you have to know how to purse your lips, where to place them for the best sound, and how hard to blow. (The sounds made by a novice are hilarious!)

Limbo

Hula hoops

Hula Dancing - video

Make Grass Skirts: Purchase trash bags with drawstrings. Cut off bottom, cut slits up near drawstring. OR purchase a green plastic table skirt at a party store...it has a built in waistline. One table skirt made 6 skirts easily for about $5.

Obstacle course, set up kiddy pools (hot coals), walk on a board(surf), eat a fireball or sourball at the end (fire-eater) and other obstacles you can find. Walking across stepping stones. (shark pit) have to stay on the rocks or the sharks will get them. Lava pit- put a dropcloth under a swing and they have to swing over the "hot lava" and drop without touching it.
Cave - make out of a giant box

Poi eating contest: Eat 1 bowl the fastest

Pin the apple on the pig/coconut on the tree

Hot coconut – like hot potato only with a coconut

Fishing – kid pool poles magnets etc.

Lei making – straws, construction paper flowers and thread

Treasure Hunt