Dancers in blue pants at the Haumana O Hawai'i Homecoming Dance

Title

Dancers in blue pants at the Haumana O Hawai'i Homecoming Dance

Description

Five male Pacific University student performers dressed in blue pants at the Haumana O Hawai'i Homecoming Dance in October, 1971. They are identified on the original slide from left-to-right as: Lyle [Ikehara, Class of 1975], Dennis [Kagawa or Ribellia?], Irving [Soto, Class of 1975], Wayne [Gushiken, Class of 1972], and Rocky [Balada, Class of 1976]. A line of women dancers stands behind them.

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_678

Date

1971

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

Date Created

Oct 1971