Luau Party Planning

Luaus are a great idea if you're looking for an unusual and fun party theme. In Hawaii, luaus are customary to celebrate almost any occasion.

BIRTHDAYS, ENGAGEMENT, WEDDINGS, or just an excuse for a party.

Because of the hot climate, they are usually held in the backyard under tents. You could decorate a Gazebo with HANGING SWIRL DECORATIONS, GARLANDS and BALLOONS.

Entertainment is usually provided by friends with guitars and ukuleles and impromptu hulas. I'm sure that your friends will gladly oblige to entertain into the latter hours! Alternatively, for a larger scale party, you could contact a local dance troop or a professional dance teacher.


When you throw your LUAU, be sure to decorate with plenty of silk FLOWER GARLANDS and PALM TREES.

To decorate your tables there are many choices of TABLE CENTREPIECES, PALM TREES of all different shapes, sizes and materials.

Another great look is a Hawaiian TABLESKIRT wrapped all the way around your buffet table.

There are many different versions of PARROTS and TROPICAL BIRDS. CUTOUTS, INFLATABLES, 3D HANGING DECORATIONS.

PAPER PARASOLS and slices of pineapple on the edge of drinks will put your guests in a tropical mood.

Be sure to greet your guests with a FLOWER LEI and a big "Aloha" and ask them to leave their shoes at the door!

You can also have HAIR CLIPS or HAIR BANDS for your guests to put in their hair.

If they are single, put the FLOWER CLIP behind their right ear. If they are taken, put it closest to their heart, behind the left ear.

If children are attending your party, perhaps a GOODIE BAG would be a good idea, with a few bits and pieces to keep them amused during the party, also allowing their parents to relax a little and enjoy other adult company.


The definition of "Hula" is a dance form accompanied by chant or song.

It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The chant or song is called a mele.

The hula dramatizes or comments on the mele.

There are two styles of hula. Ancient hula, as performed before Western encounters with Hawaii, is called kahiko.

It is accompanied by chant and traditional instruments.

Hula as it evolved under Western influence, in the 19th and 20th centuries, is called lauana. It is accompanied by song and Western-influenced MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS such as the GUITAR, the ukulele, and the double bass.

Hula is taught in schools called halau. The teacher of hula is the kumu hula, where kumu means source of knowledge.

There are other dances that come from other Polynesian islands such as Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga and Aotearoa (New Zealand); however, the hula is unique to the Hawaiian Islands.

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