King and Queen entering the 1968 Luau

Title

King and Queen entering the 1968 Luau

Description

The "King and Queen" of Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1968, parading to the stage through the main aisle of the audience. They are preceded by two male students carrying red and yellow standards, meant to represent "kāhili," the traditional feathered symbols of Hawaiian royalty. The "King" also wears a red and yellow cape, meant to represent the "ʻahu ʻula", or traditional feathered cloak of Hawaiian royalty.

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_481

Date

1968

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

Apr. 15, 1967