Dancers in drag at the 1979 Luau

Title

Dancers in drag at the 1979 Luau

Description

A group of men performing in drag at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1979. The backdrop shows Diamond Head at night, as seen from Waikiki Beach.

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_249

Date

1979

Date Created

Apr. 14, 1979

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