Performers in tourist-style outfits at the 1975 Luau

Title

Performers in tourist-style outfits at the 1975 Luau

Description

A group of male and female Pacific University students performing at the university's 1975 Lu'au. The men appear to be dressed as tourists, while the women wear sundresses. Two are kissing (or pretending to kiss) behind a straw hat. They are performing a humorous skit or dance. The photographer, Peg Osland, was on the staff of Pacific's publicity department.

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_072

Date

1975

Creator

Osland, Peg

Date Created

Apr. 12, 1975

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