Queen of the Luau's hula dance

Title

Queen of the Luau's hula dance

Description

A Pacific University student dressed as the "Queen" of the annual Lu'au, performing a special hula dance. The Queen's dance was a tradition at the Lu'au from the 1960s through the mid-1970s. This photograph was likely taken in 1969 or 1970.

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_316

Date

1969/1970

Date Created

1969-1970

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