Two women students from Pacific University perform a Tahitian-style dance at the university's annual Lu'au in 1977. The original slide is labeled "Yanigitani," which may be the name of one of the performers, or may be the name of the photographer. The dancers holding hand tassels and wearing tasseled grass skirts.
Men wearing matching t-shirts tend the pit where a kalua pig is being roasted for Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The men are likely either Pacific University students or students' family members from Hawai'i. Their shirts read "Punahou," which is the name of a private school in Honolulu.
Female dancers wearing overalls at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. They may have been participating in a drag performance, where the women dressed in men's clothes and vice-versa.
Two male students, one of whom is in drag, dressed in orange outfits on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. One performer is holding a ukulele, while the other holds a bouquet of red ginger flowers.
A male and female dancer at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The man is wearing a white outfit with a green sash; the woman is wearing a colorful dress with a yellow lei.
An audience watches a performer standing at the microphone next to a line of musicians, who are on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The student newspaper later described the musical performers at this Lu'au: "The band provided beautiful solos done by Danny Sagadraca, Lyle Galdeira, and Gary Pacarro. Music arrangements were provided by Keoki Awai. For the first time, the band featured a female vocalist. Ernette Barreira, a sophomore speech pathology major, sang with the band." (The Index, Apr. 28, 1977)
A woman student performer with an older man on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. She appears to have just placed a maile-style lei around his shoulders, probably indicating that he was an honored guest. He may be an older relative of one of the students participating in the Luau: Relatives from Hawai'i often helped to organize and fund the event.
Male Pacific University students performing a dance at the annual Lu'au in 1977. The original slide is labeled "Yanigitani," which may be the name of one of the performers, or may be the name of the photographer.
A Pacific University student holding a sign that reads, "Hasegawa General Store," during a performance at the 1977 annual Lu'au. The Hasegawa General Store is an historic store located in Hana, Maui.
The backdrop on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The set depicts a Native Hawaiian catamaran: possibly the vessel Hōkūleʻa, which became famous in 1976 for a voyage from Hawai'i to Tahiti using traditional navigation techniques.
A woman singer on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. She may be student Ernette Barreira. According to a report in the student newspaper: "For the first time, the band featured a female vocalist. Ernette Barreira, a sophomore speech pathology major, sang with the band." (The Index, Apr. 22, 1977)
Attendees eat dinner at Pacific University's 1977 annual Lu'au. The stage backdrop, which depicts a catamaran sailing on the ocean, appears in the background.
An audience watches musicians and singers on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The student newspaper later described the musical performers at this Lu'au: "The band provided beautiful solos done by Danny Sagadraca, Lyle Galdeira, and Gary Pacarro. Music arrangements were provided by Keoki Awai. For the first time, the band featured a female vocalist. Ernette Barreira, a sophomore speech pathology major, sang with the band." (The Index, Apr. 28, 1977)
Two women dancers on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. A third woman holds an ipu gourd in the background, while a male performer sits nearby.
