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- noun Plural form of
luau .
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Examples
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Hawaii, known for leis, surfing and luaus, is quickly gaining a reputation as a football hotbed.
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They gave their daughters for love, and she would listen to reason if Yap Ten Shin provided luaus in quantity and quality.
THE TEARS OF AH KIM 2010
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It could seem odd to hear a tune playing that is not traditionally heard coming from the four nylon strings of the ukulele, usually associated with hula dances and beachside luaus parties in the Hawaiian islands.
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Dances, luaus, dinners, and outings were all one; the three of them were there.
THE KANAKA SURF 2010
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It could seem odd to hear a tune playing that is not traditionally heard coming from the four nylon strings of the ukulele, usually associated with hula dances and beachside luaus parties in the Hawaiian islands.
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Islands, still tight of tongue, Alice Akana was mistress of the hula house, manageress of the dancing girls who hula'd for royalty, for luaus (feasts), house-parties, poi suppers, and curious tourists.
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Party on, Obie, answer world decisions – "when you have time – duh" after your vacations, date nights, luaus, burger runs, ballgame throws.
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And at the luaus (feasts) the for ever never-ending luaus, I must be seated on Lilolilo's Makaloa mat, the
ON THE MAKALOA MAT 2010
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Party on, Obie, answer world decisions – "when you have time – duh" after your vacations, date nights, luaus, burger runs, ballgame throws.
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Emblematic in-ground meals—the New England clam bake, lobster bake, beanhole beans and hasty pudding; pit-barbecued pig in the Southeast; lamb in the Midwest, beef in the Far West; and luaus in Hawaii—seemed to spring from the soil of different regions.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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