Student blowing on a conch shell at the 1976 Luau

Title

Student blowing on a conch shell at the 1976 Luau

Description

A student performer blowing on a conch shell, while standing in a spotlight on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1976. The blowing of the conch usually signalled the entrance of the "King and Queen" of the Luau: two students who symbolically presided over the event while watching the dance performances.

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_484

Date

1976

Date Created

Apr. 10, 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