Audience and performers at the 1977 Luau

Title

Audience and performers at the 1977 Luau

Description

An audience watches a performer standing at the microphone next to a line of musicians, who are on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The student newspaper later described the musical performers at this Lu'au: "The band provided beautiful solos done by Danny Sagadraca, Lyle Galdeira, and Gary Pacarro. Music arrangements were provided by Keoki Awai. For the first time, the band featured a female vocalist. Ernette Barreira, a sophomore speech pathology major, sang with the band." (The Index, Apr. 28, 1977)

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_207

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