Stage backdrop at the 1977 Luau

Title

Stage backdrop at the 1977 Luau

Description

The backdrop on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The set depicts a Native Hawaiian catamaran: possibly the vessel Hōkūleʻa, which became famous in 1976 for a voyage from Hawai'i to Tahiti using traditional navigation techniques.

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_197

Date

1977

Date Created

Apr. 16, 1977

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