Maori-inspired dance at the 1981 Luau

Title

Maori-inspired dance at the 1981 Luau

Description

Students performing a Maori-inspired dance at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978. The woman wears a black sheath dress with a piupiu-style belt, and has poi balls hanging at at her waist.

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_426

Date

1981

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. 1981