I PLANNED THIS HAWAIIAN LUAU FOR OUR LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS TURNING 8. IT TOOK ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO PLAN EVERYTHING. THE FIRST THING I DID WAS CREATE THE INVITATIONS. THE 1ST PAGE WAS WORDED LIKE AN AIRLINE TICKET. (OUR LAST NAME WAS THE AIRLINE, OUR DAUGHTERS NAME WAS THE DESTINATION ISLAND). PAGES 2-8 WERE WORDED LIKE A TRAVEL BROCHURE. (WHAT THE ATTIRE WAS, MENU, SHOPPING (WERE SHE WAS REGISTERED), ETC.. WE ORDERED ALL THE DECORATIONS FROM ORIENTAL TRADING. EVERYONE (ADULTS AND KIDS) RECEIVED LEIS, BOYS RECEIVED A BEACHCOMBER HAT, GIRLS RECEIVED GRASS SKIRTS. I GAVE EVERYONE A NAME TAG WITH THEIR HAWAIIAN NAME. MY NIECE GREETED EVERYONE AT THE DOOR WITH THEIR LEIS, GRASS SKIRT/BEACHCOMBER HAT, AND NAME TAG. WE TOOK THEIR PICTURES AND HAD THEM WRITE A BIRTHDAY MESSAGE ON INDEX CARDS THAT I WILL PUT IN A SCRAP BOOK. THEY ALSO SIGNED AN AUTOGRAPH BEAR. OUTSIDE AROUND THE POOL WE HAD ALL THE DECORATIONS UP. FROM PALM TREES TO GRASS SKIRTS AROUND THE TABLES. WE ALSO HAD MISTERS GOING TO KEEP IT COOLER ON THE DECK. WE PLAYED HOT COCONUT (USED REAL COCONUT), LIMBO (USED REAL BAMBOO STICK), 2 POOL GAMES, A SCAVENGER HUNT. WHILE ONE GROUP DID SCAVENGER HUNT THE OTHER GROUP WENT SWIMMING THEN THEY SWITCHED.  I KEPT THE MENU EASY WITH HOT DOGS, CHIPS, FRESH FRUIT, PUNCH. THE CAKE WAS A VOLCANO CAKE (CHOCOLATE BUNT CAKE PILED WITH CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM AND DRIZZLED WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE AND STRAWBERRY PIE FILLING. WHEN PEOPLE BEGAN TO LEAVE WE TOOK THEIR PICTURE WITH OUR DAUGHTER USING A POLAROID CAMERA. WE PUT A STICKER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PICTURE THAT SAID "THANK YOU VERY MUCH" IN HAWAIIAN. THIS WAS OUR THANK YOU CARDS. EVERYONE HAD A BLAST. PEOPLE CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO SAY HOW MUCH FUN THEY HAD. OUR DAUGHTER HAS ALREADY SAID SHE WANTS ANOTHER LUAU PARTY NEXT YEAR. WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON EVERYTHING BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH THE LOOK ON MY DAUGHTERS FACE AND WATCHING EVERYONE HAVE SOOO MUCH FUN. EVEN OUR 15 MONTH OLD WAS RUNNING AROUND DANCING, SWIMMING, AND LAUGHING.