Our Lu'au Checklist

Woof! You see the word mahalo all over the place in Hawaii, especially on public trash cans. It doesn't mean trash, it means -

Thank you!

Please be sure and clean up after your lu'au, and don't litter!

Mahalo!

 

There are a lot of things to gather for an authentic lu'au. Below is a list of the most important things you'll want.

Print this page off and use it when you plan your lu'au.

Menu

• Poke - imitation crab meat, green onions
• Kalua Pork - imu
  • firewood, stones, banana stalks and leaves, burlap bags, pig
  • dig the imu pit
• Kalua Pork - oven
  • pork, liquid smoke
• Squid Luau - chicken or squid, luau leaves or spinach
• Lomi Lomi Salmon - salted salmon, tomatoes, onions
• Sweet Potatoes
• Haupia Cake - coconut milk, cornstarch, cake mix

Flowers

• flower and leaf lei -flowers and leaves, thread, needles
• paper lei and decorations - tissue paper, crepe paper, construction paper, plastic straws, oak tag, string, glue
• yarn lei - yarn

Music

• Hawaiian Music - CDs, tapes, records
• Instruments - CD players, speakers, microphones, ukuleles or small guitars, small drums, shakers, rattles, gourds, hand stones

Dance

• Dress - aloha shirts, grass skirts, pareos, mu'umu'u
• Flower lei, garlands
• "How to Hula" directions

Games

• Ulumaika - wooden stakes, rolling stones
• Konane - playing boards, black and white pebbles

Crafts

• Lau Printing - flowers and leaves, acrylic or tempera paint, fabric or paper
• Kapa Printing - markers, stamps, acrylic or tempera paint, paper or fabric
• Petroglyphs - vermiculite, Plaster of Paris, Quickrite, or sand and construction paper, or paint