Queen's dance at the 1976 Luau

Title

Queen's dance at the 1976 Luau

Description

A line of women dancers wearing maile-style leis at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1976. They appear to be playing the role of the "Royal Court," which had been a traditional portion of the Lu'au performances since the 1960s. Typically, the student portraying the "Queen" wore a long white dress, while the "Princesses," who represented the islands of Hawai'i, each wore a different color of dress.

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_250

Date

1976

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