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Luau Party Ideas

It's always party time on the islands! Plan a backyard luau party to give your friends and family a quick trip to tropical paradise, even if it's just for the day.

By Charity Shumway

Family lounging around picnic table
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We've put together a menu of easy Hawaiian- and Polynesian-inspired recipes and an everything guide to daiquiris, plus decorations, instructions on how to make a lei, some Hawaiian phrases to impress your guests with, and a surfer-dude playlist to keep the summery vibe going all day and night. So don your beachiest getup, grill up some pineapple, and get the hula started.

The Party Plan: Menu and Decorations
Talk the Talk: Hawaiian Phrases
Luau Party Playlist

The Party Plan: Menu and Decorations

Menu
Spicy chicken with grilled pineapple
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Spicy Grilled Chicken with Pineapple  >>
Tropical Spring Rolls  >>
Smoked Chicken and Tropical Fruit Salad  >>
Pork and Papaya Salad  >>
Tropical Mango Terrine  >>
Best-Ever Daiquiris  >>
 
Decorations

Outdoor Lanterns
Set the mood and light the way to fun with these beautiful painted glass lanterns.

Make this craft  >>
 

Tropical Accents
Paint candleholders and vases to match, and your backyard will be a twinkling tropical oasis.

Make this craft  >>
 

Fruit Pyramid
Substitute tropical fruit like kiwis, coconuts, and passion fruits for a centerpiece you can eat!

Make this craft  >>
 

Talk the Talk: Hawaiian Phrases

Hawaiian Phrases
Hello, good-bye: Aloha
How are you: Pehea oe?
I'm fine: Maika i
Thank you: Mahalo
Until we meet again: A hui hou
Welcome: E komo mai
Beautiful: Nani

Luau Party Playlist

Hawaii Five-O Theme Song

The Hit Crew - As Seen On TV: Cop Show Theme Songs - Hawaii Five-O

"Amber" - 311

311 - 311: Greatest Hits '93-'03 - Amber

"Good Vibrations" - Beach Boys

The Beach Boys - Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of the Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Alone in IZ World - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

"Red Red Wine" - UB40

UB40 - The Very Best of UB40, 1980-2000 - Red Red Wine

"Blue Hawaii" - Elvis

Elvis Presley - Blue Hawaii: Collector's Edition (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Blue Hawaii

"Bubbly" - Colbie Callait

Colbie Caillat - Coco - Bubbly

"Copacabana" - Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow - Barry Manilow: The Complete Collection...and Then Some - Copacabana

"Flake" - Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson - iTunes Originals - Jack Johnson - Flake

"Rodeo Clowns" - G. Love and Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce - The Best of G. Love & Special Sauce - Rodeo Clowns

"The Remedy" - Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz - Waiting for My Rocket to Come - The Remedy (I Won't Worry)

"Tiny Bubbles" - Don Ho

Don Ho - Don Ho's Greatest Hits - Tiny Bubbles

Originally published on LHJ.com, March 2009.

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