Honoring a supporter at the 1977 Luau

Title

Honoring a supporter at the 1977 Luau

Description

A woman student performer with an older man on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. She appears to have just placed a maile-style lei around his shoulders, probably indicating that he was an honored guest. He may be an older relative of one of the students participating in the Luau: Relatives from Hawai'i often helped to organize and fund the event.

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_206

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