Daphne Farrar and Benny Medina performing a Tahitian dance at the 1978 Luau

Title

Daphne Farrar and Benny Medina performing a Tahitian dance at the 1978 Luau

Description

Daphne Farrar (Class of 1981) and Benny Medina (Class of 1976) performing a Tahitian dance at Pacific University's 1978 Luau. Farrar is wearing a tasseled grass skirt and is holding hand tassels. The identification of these dancers derives from an article in the student newspaper, which reported that Daphne Farrar performed a "fast moving Tahitian dance with Benny Medina" (The Index, Apr. 14, 1978).

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_251

Date

1978

Date Created

Apr. 8, 1978

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