Norbert Watanabe with other students outside the Luau

Title

Norbert Watanabe with other students outside the Luau

Description

Pacific University students standing outside the university's annual Lu'au circa 1969-1972. One student is identified on the original slide as Norbert Watanabe (Class of 1972). The students are likely observing the kalua pig roast, which was cooked in an outdoor pit. Clark Hall appears in the background.

Pacific University began hosting an annual Lu'au in 1961. Student members of Na Haumana O Hawai'i (Hawaiian Club) organized and performed in the event, raising money for scholarships. The Lu'au included a dinner, sales of leis and other products flown in from Hawai'i, and performances of Pacific island dances. The Lu'au is normally held on the second Saturday in April in Washburne Hall. The name of the event was changed to Lu'au and Ho'ike in 2019.

Identifier

PUA_LuauSlides_272

Date

1969/1972

Date Created

1969-1972

Subject

Luaus

Student Activities

Pacific University

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Format

slides

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives