Tips & Recipes to Host a Hawaiian Luau Anywhere!

Buy Hawaii theme invitations or create your own luau invitations using Hawaiian words and phrases.
Buy Hawaii theme invitations or create your own luau invitations using Hawaiian words and phrases.
Encourage your luau guests wear Aloha Attire.
Loose orchids are great for female guests who can easily put them in the hair using bobby pins. To wear more than one orchid we recommend using a toothpick to skewer and arrange the orchids then use bobby pins to put the arrangement in the hair. The island tradition is if you are single the flower should be worn behind the right ear and if you are taken then the flower should be worn behind the left ear.
Have loose orchids, lei needles, and string for your guests to create their own neck, wrist, or head leis. This is fun for people of all ages!
Create name badges or place cards for the luau attendees with their English and/or Hawaiian names.
If you enjoy cookie making and decorating you can create adorable Hawaii theme cookies then decorate them with the luau attendees English and/or Hawaiian names and use the cookies a place cards.
Fill a plastic or blow up kiddy pool with ice and keep your canned and bottled beverages in it.
Serve punch, salads, candied pineapple, macadamia nuts, or other buffet items in large sea shells or beach pails.
If this is a party for a little girl have the guest of honor dress in a Hawaiian Hula Princess outfit.
Set the mood with coconut scented candles in coconut shells.
Create an island atmosphere at your luau by string up strands of fresh orchids around the hall, house, garden, etc.
Have fresh, sweet, delicious papaya from Hawaii at your luau! They are great sliced into spears and served on their own or cut into cubes and put into a fruit salad. Fresh papaya also makes a great salsa! Fresh papaya from Hawaii tastes great and is excellent for your digestive system. It is the perfect complement to any luau!
Have fresh pineapples at your luau! Tip: Leaving the skin on cut the top off then cute each pineapple into quarters length wise. You can then cut the quarter into portions but don't cut it all the way through the skin. The skin will act as a serving bowl and each quarter can be put on a table. Those who want some can easily break off a single serving portion.
Create Pineapple Boats from fresh pineapples from Hawaii. Take a whole pineapple with the skin and top still on and cut it in half lengthwise. Scoop/cut out the pineapple meat leaving the skin and top. Then fill each pineapple half with the pineapple pieces and other fruits like sliced banana, apples slices, grapes, strawberries, etc.
Serve poi, a starch food that typically accompanies an authentic Hawaiian luau. It's good with the Kalua pig and laulau. Poi is mad from pounded taro and can be compared to having mashed potatoes with a meal. Poi is much healthier than potatoes and was one of the important foods that sustained ancient Hawaiians.