Royal Court at the 1968 Luau

Title

Royal Court at the 1968 Luau

Description

The "Royal Court" on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1968. The Royal Court was a part of the "Hawaiian Pageant" portion of the event during this time period. The King (wearing a cape) and the Queen (wearing a white dress) would preside over performances by Princesses, wearing various colored dresses, who represented different islands. The guard on the left holds a red and yellow standard, which was meant to represent kāhili, the traditional feathered symbols 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_527

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. 20, 1968