Women in green satin on their way to a Luau performance

Title

Women in green satin on their way to a Luau performance

Description

Pacific University women students dressed in green satin dresses and beaded headbands, on their way to perform at the annual Lu'au in 1969 or 1970. The woman in the background holding a camera is identified on another slide as "Miyazono," and is probably a relative of Pacific University student Gail Miyazono, of the Class of 1972.

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_339

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