Four women performing a Hawaiian dance

Title

Four women performing a Hawaiian dance

Description

Bobbi Rapozo, Oveta Puaa, Colleen Keliikoa and Lindy Shimizu performing a Hawaiian dance at Pacific University in 1976. This may have taken place during the fall at a Na Haumana O Hawai'i (Hawaiian Club) event, rather than at the annual Lu'au in the spring. The dancers' names are written in pencil on the original slide.

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_127

Date

1976

Date Created

1976

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