Female performer backstage at the 1977 Luau

Title

Female performer backstage at the 1977 Luau

Description

A female performer wearing pink orchids in her hair, backstage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. Based on other sources from this event, this is likely "Ernette Barreira, a sophomore speech pathology major, [who] sang with the band" (The Index, Apr. 28, 1977).

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_225

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