Hawaiian dance performance

Title

Hawaiian dance performance

Description

Two women students performing an Hawaiian dance at Pacific University circa 1968, while other performers wearing Hawaiian clothing sit on stage behind them. This event does not appear to match photographs of the annual Lu'au that occurred in 1968, so it may have occurred in another year or may have taken place during an alternate event. Part of the event theme, "...Moi O Hawaii", is visible in the background.

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_480

Date

1968

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

Date Created

Apr. 15, 1967