Dinner at the 1970 Luau

Title

Dinner at the 1970 Luau

Description

The dinner at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1969 or 1970. A banner in the background reads, "Welcome to the 9th ann[ual Luau]". The first Lu'au was hosted by Pacific's Haumana O Hawaii (Hawaiian Club) in 1961. This photograph was probably taken in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) of Washburne Hall.

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_279

Date

1969/1970

Date Created

1969-1970

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