Stent: A tube designed to be inserted into a vessel or passageway to keep it open. Stents are inserted into narrowed coronary arteries to help keep them open after balloon angioplasty. The stent then allows the normal flow of blood and oxygen to the heart. Stents placed in narrowed carotid arteries (the vessels in the front of the neck that supply blood to the brain) appear useful in treating patients at elevated risk for stroke.
It may feature food such as poi, kalua pig, poke, lomi salmon, opihi, haupia and beer, and entertainment such as traditional Hawaiian music and hula. Among people from Hawaiâi, the concepts of luau and party are often blended, resulting in graduation luau, wedding luau and birthday luau.arlier, such a feast was called a pÄâina or âahaâaina. The modern name comes from that of a food often served at a luau; squid or chicken lÅ«âau, which consist of meat, lÅ«âau (or taro) leaves, and coconut milk. The main dish of the luau is kÄlua pig. Another dish that is served is poi, made from the roots of taro.
A luau (Hawaiian: lÅ«âau) is a traditional Hawaiian party or feast that is usually accompanied by entertainment.