The luau or Hawaiian party theme is best held on the beach during a nice sunny day. If you live nowhere near a beach, you could also hold it in your back yard or at a local park. You should have a surf shack or beach bar as your centre piece.

The luau party should typically be about eating lovely food, singing and dancing.

Dressing up is essential for any Hawaiian party theme. For the ladies I suggest grass skirts, floral armbands, lei necklaces, flowers in their hair and sandals. If you like, you can also go for a coconut bra to top off the outfit.

Guys get to dress in their favorite Hawaiian print shirt. Get some matching shorts, sandals, sunglasses and a flowery necklace and you’re all set. I’m afraid that the ladies have a much better costume for this theme though.

For the setting, consider some or all of the following; beach balls and net, sea shells and coconuts scattered around, hula hoops with a possible instructor and a limbo stick. The limbo is a great game to play when everybody is drunk later on.

For food, I would consider creating a tropical fruit centrepiece and allow your guests to skewer or tooth pick their own selection from grapes, cherries, mangos, pineapples, melon and peaches etc. I would also look into making some seafood delicacies (budget dependant).

The drinks are what the Hawaiian party theme is really about. Consider hiring out a cocktail maker to whip up Hawaiian Heartbreakers or Castaways. Otherwise you can provide instructions for your guests to make their own…great fun! Don’t forget the little umbrellas to top it off.

Finally I would play Ska music with a supply of present hits, as Ska is not to everybodys taste.

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