Parents at the Luau dinner

Title

Parents at the Luau dinner

Description

A group of women sitting at one of the dinner tables at Pacific University's annual Lu'au, probably in 1969 or 1970. They were likely all the mothers, aunts or other relatives of students who were performing in the Lu'au, many of whom came from Hawai'i. Parents often flew in to help prepare the event and to watch the performances.

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_334

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