Tending the kalua pig pit

Title

Tending the kalua pig pit

Description

A group of students tend the kalua pig roasting pit at Pacific University's annual Lu'au, probably in 1971. Clark Hall appears in the background. Hot coals and banana or ti leaves are visible in the foreground. Two students are wearing "Menehunes" t-shirts, possibly from Maunalua High School in Honolulu.

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_634

Date

1970/1972

Date Created

1970-1972

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