It is time to really have fun with these Hawaiian luau party ideas. These easy to make and inexpensive party decorations will make your event fun and memorable.

After traveling to Hawaii last year I found so much inspiration for Hawaiian luau party ideas. The countryside was lush and rich with vegetation and their culture was laid back, colorful, and beautiful.

I kept seeing hibiscus jewelry and wood carved bowls everywhere. Before I left I knew I needed to bring some of these goodies home and plan tropical party ideas for adults.

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Hawaiian Luau Party Ideas

In addition to the wooden bowls and hibiscus earring that I brought home, I start thinking of other homemade luau decorations to pull together a centerpiece and tablescape.

Let's start with the centerpiece and work our way out but first here is a supply list to create this tiki party idea.

What do you need for a Hawaiian themed party?

• Outdoor table and chair
• Outdoor umbrella
• Tassels (how to make a rug with tassels will show you how to make a tassel)
• Yarn needle to attach tassels to umbrella
• Hibiscus earrings
• Small wooden bowls
• Greenery
• Large shells or starfish
• Fruit (oranges, limes, grapefruit)
• Chargers (mine came from dollar tree)
• Pink acrylic paint and artist paintbrush
• White dinner plate and white salad plate
• White linen napkin
• Silverware (Gorham melon bud gold tip)
• Stemless champagne flutes glasses
• Aloha free printable (subscribe to download printable)
• Outdoor pillows
• Accessories (beach hat, beach blanket, Hello Sunshine sign)

Starting from the top down let's begin with decorating your your umbrella.

Homemade Tassel Umbrella

So the umbrella is not homemade but the tassels are hand made. To make the tassels simply follow my direction on my How to Make a Rug with Tassels post.

Once you have your tassels made all you have to do is use a large sewing needle and attach them to the umbrella. Another way to attach them is with a glue gun but we wanted to make our detachable so we sewed them on.

Hawaiian Centerpiece Ideas

Now let's talk about Hawaiian centerpiece ideas. This is the cheapest centerpiece I have ever created. Except for the simple french country table setting idea. That one was so easy and inexpensive too.

Simply start with some greenery and sprinkle it on the table around the umbrella pole. Next position three large shells on top and around the greenery.

Follow the shells and starfish with one or two hibiscus flowers (I found mine in my neighbor's yard) and cut some fruit into slices and spring it around and on top of the greenery.

Hawaiian Table Setting

Remember me mentioning chargers from the dollar tree in the supply list? Well, since you have only spent a dollar on each one why not give them a beautiful tropical color to add to your tablescape.

I simply used an artist paintbrush and painted them pink. Once they were dry I stacked a dinner plate and a linen napkin wrapped salad plate.

Then my silverware and stemless champagne glasses.

Next, I put the small wooden bowl on the linen napkin, placed one hibiscus earring inside the bowl, and then the aloha free printable.

Aloha Free Printable

Now you are probably wondering where did I get the Aloha free printable. Well, I created it and if you sign up for my newsletter you can print it out on cardstock, cut it out and use it too for your Hawaiian luau party.

Hawaiian Beach Party Accessories

Next, add some outdoor pillows to your chairs. This warms up the overall tiki party feel. Then toss a beach blanket over one or two chairs. You can use beach towels too.

Last, place a couple of beach hats and a beach sign to polish the look.

What do you do at a Hawaiian themed party?

There are so many fun things to do at a Hawaiian themed party? Play some ukelele music during the event, if you have a pool offer for guests to swim.

You can play some games like pass the coconut and limbo.

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Conclusion

Now that you have all your decorations in place you are probably wondering what is going into the small wooden bowl. Well, in Hawaii there is the Dole Pineapple Plantation. Their farm is very large and beautiful and a big part of Hawaii.

I thought wouldn't it be fun to incorporate pineapples into the wooden bowls. So when they released the Dole Whip recipe I knew this would be the icing on the cake. Or maybe I should say the ice cream on the Hawaiian tablescape. Haha!

So here is the final product for your Hawaiian luau party. I hope you are inspired and are planning a fun tropical party for adults and children.

Happy Decorating!