If you’re having a house party this New Year’s Eve, why not make it an occasion to remember by giving everything a Hawaiian fancy dress theme. As the snow continues to fall and festive travel plans for thousands of Britons are disrupted, bringing a little bit of tropical paradise to your own home is the perfect way to lift your guests’ spirits.

For fancy dress costumes think grass skirts, Bermuda shorts, Hawaiian shirts and flower garlands aplenty. You could even go as a man-eating shark!

If you’re feeling particularly brave this New Year’s Eve, you could even try holding a Hawaiian style barbecue amongst the snowmen in your back garden! Whether you choose to prepare your party food indoors or outdoors, Hawaiian cuisine offers a fine selection of tasty morsels for even the most conservative of party guests. Being a fusion of national dishes brought by immigrants to the island, notably Japanese, American, Chinese and Filipino, Hawaiian food is greatly varied and remarkably delicious. Barbecued fish is particularly popular and the ‘plate lunch’ is a staple of Hawaiian restaurants, consisting of two scoops of white rice, macaroni salad and an entree, such as Chicken Katsu, Beef Teriyaki or Hamburger Steak.

Give your home that typically Hawaiian feel by sprucing up the decor with a few palm trees, pineapple and coconut party decorations. A few Tiki god ornaments about the place also certainly couldn’t hurt your luck for the coming year. Round the night off with a bang in traditional Hawaiian style by setting off some firecrackers at midnight. Hau’ oli Makahiki Hou!