Dancer and Musicians at the Luau

Title

Dancer and Musicians at the Luau

Description

A dancer and musicians on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au, probably between 1971-1973 The students are identified on the original slide as: Pat Ribellia (Class of 1969); Art Kalahiki (Class of 1973); Bill Vincent (Class of 1973); and Sharon Nonaka (Class of 1974).

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_345

Date

1971/1973

Date Created

1971-1973

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