Luau games are the perfect addition to any beach-themed, tropical, or Hawaiian party. Coming up with interesting and fun games can be difficult, however.

If you need a few luau inspired games, these luau-themed party game ideas can serve as entertainment for your party or as terrific idea starters to help you come up with your own unique ideas for Hawaiian style party games.

Traditional Luau Games

Nearly any party game can be converted to a luau theme, but many hosts prefer a more genuine luau game that conveys a truly authentic Hawaiian spirit.

In ancient Hawaii, the king would be challenged to surfing contests to prove his strength and worthiness to continue to serve as king. You can host your own surfing contest by challenging guests to various tests of balance while onlookers squirt participants with water guns.

You can set up balancing obstacle courses, make guests walk a balance beam, or balance a board over a small barrel for as long as they can without letting the board touch the ground.

Ancient Hawaiians would also sponsor hunting contests for sport. The prey was often a wild boar and sharpened spears were the weapons of choice. You can convert this Hawaiian inspired idea into a dart contest by decorating the dartboards to resemble wild pigs.

Hawaiian food is a large part of any traditional luau. You can invite guests to participate in a timed race to create the most skewers of fresh veggies and fruits for grilling.  In addition, you can hold an eating contest to see who can consume the most skewers in a given time period.

Hula dancing is a staple of luaus. For this game, you provide the grass skirts and Hawaiian themed music and your guests provide the entertainment as they compete in a hula dance. Provide several prizes for the best dancer, the worst dancer, and the crowd favorite. You may need to provide an instructional hula dance to help your guests get started.

Non-traditional Luau Party Games

Some adapted party games for a luau party are hula-hoop contests, the tropical Limbo, seashell scavenger hunt, Hawaiian word scramble, pin the coconuts on the hula girl, lei making contests, decorate the pineapple, or don’t drop the pineapple races.
Other options for Luau Party Games

Luau games can serve as starter ideas for crafting your own versions of Hawaiian party festivities or you can choose to play them as described here. Luau party games provide festive fun for guests of all ages and can be adapted to any type of social gathering. Get in the Aloha spirit and plan your tropical party with these great entertaining ideas.

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