Games for a luau

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Musical Leis. Featured Video. Read More. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for TheSpruce. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page. At the party provide all players with a master list of the hula moves including description. The host should go first and randomly select a slip of paper with a hula move and perform it.

The first person to correctly guess the hula move using their master list gets to pick the next person to perform the charade. The party host should write down each move in order after it has been correctly guessed.

After all of the moves have been selected you have just created your own unique hula! Put on Hawaiian hula music and have everyone stand up. The party host takes the list of hula move the players charade and calls them out while demonstrating the moves to the rhythm of the music.

Each move should be done for a count of four or eight. A list of Hula Moves is available here! Pick someone to be the move caller- Kimo. This game is played like "Simon Says". When the caller calls out "Kimo says" and a hula move with a description then everyone should do the hula move.

If the caller does not say "Kimo says" before the move then anyone who does the move must sit out until the next game. The game continues until only one person remains. Create sheets of paper with names of items, places, and Hawaii theme things. Create two teams and flip a coin to see who goes first. Each team then alternates turns. The first player from team one pulls a piece of paper and must make drawings to give their team members clues to what the Hawaii theme item they are drawing.

The team members have 2 minutes to make a correct guess. If they do not correctly guess then team two can guess to steal the point. Team two then has one team member pull a piece of paper and so on.

The first team to reach 10 points wins. Ideas for Hawaii theme items to have them draw: Diamond Head, snorkeling, hula dancer, ukulele, grass shack, surfing, surfboard, lei, flip flop, waterfall, palm tree, Arizona Memorial, pineapple, waves, rainbow, coconut, aloha shirt, volcano, canoe, turtle. The Hawaiian word game is a great way get your luau guests to mingle, especially if it's the first time many of them are meeting.

Under each persons name put a Hawaiian word or phrase with the English translation. Click here for a list of Hawaiian words and phrases! Advise each guest to go meet the other guests and read their name tag to find the English translations to the Hawaiian words and phrases. After an hour of mixing have your guests put their name on their list of translations and turn them in. Award a prize to the person with the most correct translations.

Create a list of Hawaiian words with their English translations. Give each guest a list to study for 2 minutes. Collect all the lists with the translations. Give everyone one minute to put down the English translation. After one minute read out the translations. The person with the most correct wins. Learn to Play Ukulele! You can WOW your luau guests with a song and even teach them how to play.

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Move To Hawaii. Name Translations. Names A. Come for the food. Stay for the music. When it comes to parties, everyone knows music plays a big role in setting the mood. Kick your luau off with live entertainment and professional hula dancers or take it down a notch with subtle Hawaiian melodies played on slack key guitar or ukulele.

Here are a few traditional songs that we recommend for your luau party. The perfect enhancement to any tropical party is selecting a wide variety of luau music and the right luau music will take your luau party to a whole new level and add to the authenticity. Hula and musical festivities have always been an integral aspect in the luau celebrations. A staple in most musical performances was the deep-voiced pahu drum, which got its dark resonance from its shark-skin drumhead.

The ipu was a gourd-like drum often accompanying the pahu. The ipu differs from traditional drums because the player either uses a horizontal surface or the palm of their hand to create sound. Hula performers also took part in the musical process with several instruments that were incorporated into their dances.

While many traditional types of Hawaiian music and the art of hula continue to perpetuate the local culture in the islands, modern Hawaiian luau music has grown into a wide variety of genres. Stringed instruments like the slack key guitar, ukulele, and bass have become popular in modern bands.