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Planning Your Luau Party

Fire Up the Tiki Torches and Let's Celebrate!

Grass skirts, Hawaiian music and exotic island recipes - all are important ingredients for a successful luau party. But to make your luau really stand out from the rest, you must serve up your Polynesian feast in an atmosphere ablaze with fiery tiki torches, reminiscent of those ancient Polynesian ceremonies invoking the blessings of the tiki gods.

How do you recreate the atmosphere of those age-old rituals?

Start by placing a few large torches around your central gathering area such as an open fire pit or main food table. The mammoth flames will cast a sizzling glow over your roasting pig, pineapple spears and huli huli chicken.

Next, encircle a koi pond, fountain or waterfall with a half dozen or so blazing torches to create the illusion of a Polynesian fire dance. The reflection of the fiery ring against the water will magnify its illuminating effects...and create a lasting impression on your guests.

For those of you lucky enough to have a tropical garden as part of your backyard landscape, nothing shows it off more than the flickering glow of tiki torches. Scatter them among your favorite orchids and exotic plants.

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For the final touch, line a pathway to the festivities with an illuminating trail of garden torches set about a foot apart from one another. Your guests will know they've got an exotic evening ahead of them!

To select the best torches for your party, it is helpful to keep in mind your particular setting.

For outdoor luaus, choose tiki torches that produce a high, dramatic flame such as those found in our Bali or Big Kahuna series. These torches can run off of natural gas lines or propane tanks for best mobility. The portable models also will enable you to store your torches safely away when the party is over. Both the Big Kahuna and Bali torches produce an adjustable flame between 12 and 24 inches in height, perfect for throwing off just the right amount of light to enhance that roasting pig.

For indoor luaus or a lower flame outdoors, oil tiki torches are an excellent choice. You can select from our various pole models such as the Maui or Kona to add an elegant glow to your pool, patio or terrace area. For intimate lighting inside the home or for table centerpieces, choose from our selection of elegant tabletop models such as the Deco or Romance torches.

All of our torches are beautifully designed and engineered for a lifetime of enjoyment. They will stay lit, even under moderate wind or rainy conditions. All of our fuel torches can be used with either citronella oil for bug-free outdoor use or liquid paraffin oil for smoke-free indoor use.

Whether you decide on an indoor or outdoor luau, an authentic pig roast or oven-roasted kalua pork, let our fine selection of oil and gas tiki torches set the stage for a spectacular evening. Aloha!