Royal guards at the 1968 Luau

Title

Royal guards at the 1968 Luau

Description

Two male performers at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1968. They are carrying red and yellow standards, which were meant to represent kāhili, the traditional feathered symbols of Hawaiian royalty. These guards entered the Luau preceding the "King" and "Queen", who presided over part of the Lu'au performance.

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_573

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. 20, 1968