What to serve at a Kona Party?

Spiked Perpetuem?

Ham - anything from a pig.

Anything with pineapple, coconut, coffee , tropical fruit, seafood

ETA - perhaps get a couple of pork shoulders and do a hawaiian bbq pulled pork?  slow roast the pork in banana leaves, add bbq sauce after shredding.   Maybe find a way to incorporate Kahlua into something.

Hawaiian Pizza, homemade of course.

Bacon Explosion - if the race isn't enough motivation to work out, the calories and fat from this will be.

Can't do ham or shellfish here, makes it tough.

oh, zoinks!

I think that wipes out half the regional foods, hehe.

Well, any recipe that calls for pork *should* be able to have chicken substituted just fine.  You can even slow roast chicken and shred it like a pork shoulder.

For a dessert, I might try to do some variation of a pineapple shortcake.

Something like diced pineapple (use the regular canned stuff to keep it simple) and banana over shortcake.  

Reduce a little pineapple juice from the can and add some arrowroot or corn starch to thicken it and mix it with the fruit so that it has a little bit of a sauce to it.  Put it on top of the shortcake and then, drizzle with Kahlua and top with whipped cream (or, for people like me, skip the Kahlua). Maybe finish with some toasted coconut.

You could put it on pre-made shortcakes, or get pre-made pie crusts and put it in those and refrigerate.

That sounds good, as did the idea for a Hawaiian pizza. I could always change the chicken sliders to a teriyaki beef, and make an appetizer of chicken, pineapple, mango skewers. Although slow roasted shredded chicken sounds damn good too.

Oh no, you're right!  Bummer, the kool aid pitcher seems like he'd be fun to party with, though I guess the little Hawaiian Punch guy would be better for your walls.

Yeah, it's all fun and games until it's YOUR wall that he crashes through. 

The last time I drank Hawiian Punch was in college and it was mixed with Everclear. My last memory was seeing my roommate puking bright red all over himself. I think I'll pass, thanks

Don't forget some Kona coffee after dinner.   Hard to find 100% Kona on the mainland, and it can be $40 a pound... but oh-so-good!

Should be able to get it at "The Fresh Market" stores (that's where I get mine).

There's one in Glen Mills, PA and one in Horsham, PA. 

Oh my. This made me laugh out loud. I had that exact same college experience.

fried, on rice.  Spam Musubi - 

For desert.  'Shave Ice'  (no 'D')

MMMMMmmmmm!!!!  Nothing like tubers beaten and cooked until they are mushy bland paste.  

Fold in some fried Spam cubes and you're dining in style.

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