Bring a taste of the islands to your backyard by throwing your own luau. It's not as difficult as you might think. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Hold your luau outdoors.
2. Set up a few tiki lamps and citronella candles around your yard to brighten your event and ward off insects.
3. Play Hawaiian music on your stereo to set the mood.
4. Greet your guests with shell or flower leis. Shell and synthetic flower leis are inexpensive and can be purchased at most party supply stores. Though a bit costlier, real flower leis are quite simple to make and add elegance as well as authenticity to your luau.
5. Serve a traditional luau menu, including kalua pig, chicken long rice, lomi lomi salmon and haupia. (See Related eHows for recipes.) Try your hand at making poi, or pounded taro root, if you want to be adventurous.
6. Make tropical drinks, such as mai tais, pina coladas and daiquiris. Have pineapple juice on hand for a nonalcoholic alternative.
7. Set up a single large table for your entrees, and decorate it with centerpieces of coconuts and tropical flowers. Serve the entrees buffet-style, not in courses.
8. Use paper plates and plastic flatware, and encourage your guests to eat with their hands. Luaus are incredibly casual affairs.
9. Place large grass mats on the ground and encourage your guests to sit on them.
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