“ THE MAKAHIKI GAMES”

AUTHENTIC/FUN HAWAIIAN GAMES !

ADDS INTERACTIVE ISLAND FUN TO YOUR LUAU OR POLYNESIAN THEME PARTY

1- LONO MAKA IHE.... (SPEAR THROW)..ACCURATELY THROWN BAMBOO SPEARS, MUST STICK INTO BANANA TREE TRUNKS, WHILE BURSTING COLORFUL BALLOON TARGETS.

2- KILU ....(GOURD OR COCONUT SPINNING CONTEST) GOURDS OR COCONUTS, SPLIT IN HALF, ARE SKILLFULLY SPUN ON GRASS CLOTH MAT.. THE OBJECT IS TO HAVE YOURS STOP CLOSEST TO THE PEG BLOCK PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF MAT!

3- ULUMAIKA ....(STONE ROLLING ACCURACY CONTEST) PERFECTLY HONED AND BALANCED FIVE INCH STONES ARE ROLLED A DISTANCE OF THIRTY FEET, AND MUST PASS BETWEEN TWO PEGS PLACED IN GROUND ONE FOOT APART!

4-POLOLU .... (SPEAR SLIDE).. IN BATTLE, HAWAIIAN WARRIORS USED TWELVE FOOT LONG SPEARS (TRIPPING STICKS) AND SWIFTLY SLID THEM ALONG THE GROUND TO TRIP UP THEIR ADVERSARIES. IN PRACTICE, YOU MUST SLIDE YOUR SPEAR, AND HAVE IT ACCURATELY STOP BETWEEN FOUR PEGS, PLACED CLOSELY TOGETHER IN THE GROUND.

5- COCONUT BOWLING.... SKILLFULLY, CONTESTANT ROLLS COCONUTS A DISTANCE OF TWENTY FEET. THE OBJECT OF THIS GAME IS TO KNOCK FIVE GOURDS OUT OF THEIR ROPE’S PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE.