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Lūʻau, the Glossary

A lūʻau (lūʻau, also anglicized as "luau") is a traditional Hawaiian party or feast that is usually accompanied by entertainment.^[1]

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Eating parties
Native Hawaiian culture

Aleurites moluccanus

Aleurites moluccanus, the candlenut, is a flowering tree in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree, nuez de la India, buah keras, godou, kukui nut tree, and rata kekuna.

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Alfred Apaka

Alfred Aholo Apaka, Jr. (March 19, 1919 – January 30, 1960) was a Hawaiian singer whose romantic baritone voice was closely identified with Hawaii between the late 1940s and the early 1960s.

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Ancient Hawaii

Ancient Hawaii is the period of Hawaiian history preceding the unification in 1810 of the Kingdom of Hawaiokinai by Kamehameha the Great.

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Cellana

Cellana is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.

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Chocolate pudding

Chocolate puddings are a class of desserts in the pudding family with chocolate flavors.

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Coconut milk

Coconut milk is an opaque, milky-white liquid extracted from the grated pulp of mature coconuts.

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Cordyline fruticosa

Cordyline fruticosa is an evergreen flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae.

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Donn Beach

Donn Beach (born Ernest Raymond Gantt; February 22, 1907 – June 7, 1989) was an American adventurer, businessman, and World War II veteran who was the "founding father" of tiki culture.

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Earth oven

An earth oven, ground oven or cooking pit is one of the simplest and most ancient cooking structures.

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ʻAi Noa

The Ai Noa (Hawaiian: literally free eating), was a period of taboo-breaking which convulsed the Hawaiian Islands in October 1819.

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Guitar

The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with some exceptions) and typically has six or twelve strings.

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Haupia

Haupia is the Hawaiian name for a traditional coconut pudding found throughout Polynesia.

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Hula

Hula is a Hawaiian dance form expressing chant (oli) or song (''mele'').

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Kanikapila

Kanikapila is a style of Hawaiian music produced in an impromptu jam session, most commonly taking place at a beach, or family gathering.

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Kapu (Hawaiian culture)

Kapu is the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct of laws and regulations.

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Kālua

Kālua is a traditional Hawaiian cooking method that utilizes an imu, a type of underground oven.

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Kōʻelepālau

Kōelepālau (anglicized as koelepalau), or pālau, is a Hawaiian pudding made primarily with cooked sweet potatoes mixed with coconut cream.

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Kūlolo

Kūlolo is a Hawaiian dish made with taro and coconut.

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Lūʻau (food)

Lūau, Luau, Laulau, Lū, Rourou, Rukau, Fāfā, Hāhā, and Palusami are all related dishes found throughout Polynesia based on the use of taro leaves as a primary ingredient.

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Lei (garland)

A lei is a garland or wreath common in Hawaii, across Polynesia, and the Philippines.

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Life (magazine)

Life is an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, a monthly from 1978 until 2000, and an online supplement since 2008.

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Lomi oio

Lomi ōio is a raw fish dish in traditional Hawaiian cuisine using ōio (bonefish).

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Lomi-lomi salmon

Lomi lomi salmon (or lomi salmon) is a side dish in Hawaiian cuisine containing salted salmon, onions, and tomatoes.

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Mai Tai

The Mai Tai is a cocktail made of rum, Curaçao liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice.

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Native cuisine of Hawaii

Native Hawaiian cuisine refers to the traditional Hawaiian foods that predate contact with Europeans and immigration from East and Southeast Asia.

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Native Hawaiians

Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous Hawaiians, Kānaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians; kānaka, kānaka ʻōiwi, Kānaka Maoli, and Hawaiʻi maoli) are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.

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Poi (food)

Poi is a traditional staple food in the Polynesian diet, made from taro.

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Poke (dish)

Poke (Hawaiian for 'to slice' or 'cut crosswise into pieces'; sometimes anglicised as poké to aid pronunciation as two syllables) is a dish of diced raw fish tossed in sauce and served either as an appetizer or a main course.

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Sweet potato

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

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Taro

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable.

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Tropical fruit

There are many fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates or equatorial areas.

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Ukulele

The ukulele (from ukulele, approximately), also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lūʻau

Also known as Hawaiian feast, Hawaiian party, Lou Ow, Lu'au, Luau, Lū'au.