Burt Yamaoka performing with a knife at the 1978 Luau

Title

Burt Yamaoka performing with a knife at the 1978 Luau

Description

Burt Yamaoka (Class of 1980) performing on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978. His identification is based on an report from the student newspaper, which described him as performing a "knife dance from Samoa" during this event.

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_256

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