Tahitian-style dancers at the 1977 Luau

Title

Tahitian-style dancers at the 1977 Luau

Description

Two women students from Pacific University perform a Tahitian-style dance at the university's annual Lu'au in 1977. The original slide is labeled "Yanigitani," which may be the name of one of the performers, or may be the name of the photographer. The dancers holding hand tassels and wearing tasseled grass skirts.

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_213

Date

1977

Date Created

Apr. 16, 1977

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