Audience at the 1968 Luau

Title

Audience at the 1968 Luau

Description

A wide view of the audience in attendance at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1968. Many of those present were students; others include the families of the Lu'au performers, university staff and local community members. Much of the audience is dressed for the occasion in colorful aloha shirts, muumuus, and leis. The remains of the kalua pig dinner that was served at each Lu'au are on the tables. This photograph was taken in Washburne Hall. The image is somewhat overexposed by the flash from the camera.

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_602

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