The Hawaiian party theme would work well being held on the beach, but could also be in a park or in your back garden. The centre point of the party should be your surf shack or beach bar, which ever one you choose.
The luau party should typically be about eating lovely food, singing and dancing.
Dressing up is essential and the ladies will look fantastic in grass skirts, floral arm bands, a lei necklace, flowers in their hair and even a coconut bra as an added optional.
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 fun and for your setting, I would consider some or all of the following ideas; hula hoops (have a contest to see who can hula the longest), beach balls and net, limbo stick (great for when everybody is drunk) and take care to scatter sea shells and coconuts around your venue for effect.
For food i would provide steel skewers or tooth picks and allow your guests to skewer their own choice from a selection of tropical fruits such as mangos, pineapples, grapefruits, cherries, grapes and melon etc. Also look into some traditional Hawaiian chicken and fish dishes you can find on the internet.
The best thing would be to hire a cocktail maker and have him shake up the drinks from the beach bar (budget dependant). Otherwise you can provide menus for your guests to make their own Aloha’s or Hawaiian Heartbreakers. Get some small umbrellas to top off the cocktails.
Finally for the music I would go with Ska, though it is not to everybody’s taste. Have an emergency supply of present hits just incase. Though I would look into getting some genuine Hawaiian folk music. Hawaii has a proud musical heritage that unfortunately isn’t very widely known.
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