Students and family members from Hawaii shoveling dirt onto a roasting pit. They are preparing kalua pig for the 1976 Lu'au at Pacific University. Attendees, some wearing leis, watch in the background.
Students and family members from Hawaii shoveling dirt for the kalua pig roast at the 1976 Lu'au at Pacific University. Attendees of the Lu'au, some wearing leis, watch in the background.
Several male Pacific University students, each wearing a malo or lavalava, performing a dance at the university's annual Lu'au in 1976. The backdrop depicts a volcanic eruption.
Several women performers at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1976. They are wearing ti leaf skirts and leis, and holding 'uli'uli (traditional feathered rattles). The backdrop depicts a volcanic eruption.
A female performer wearing pink orchids in her hair, backstage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. Based on other sources from this event, this is likely "Ernette Barreira, a sophomore speech pathology major, [who] sang with the band" (The Index, Apr. 28, 1977).
A line of musicians perform at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. Men play instruments, while a woman sings at a microphone in the center of the line. Another woman dances at the end of the line. The student newspaper 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)
Several male dancers performing in drag at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The man in front is wearing an orange dress and carrying a bouquet of red ginger flowers.
Two women students from Pacific University perform a Tahitian-style dance at the university's annual Lu'au in 1977. The original slide is labeled "Yanigitani," which may be the name of one of the performers, or may be the name of the photographer. The dancers holding hand tassels and wearing tasseled grass skirts.
Men wearing matching t-shirts tend the pit where a kalua pig is being roasted for Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The men are likely either Pacific University students or students' family members from Hawai'i. Their shirts read "Punahou," which is the name of a private school in Honolulu.
Female dancers wearing overalls at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. They may have been participating in a drag performance, where the women dressed in men's clothes and vice-versa.
Two male students, one of whom is in drag, dressed in orange outfits on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. One performer is holding a ukulele, while the other holds a bouquet of red ginger flowers.
A male and female dancer at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. The man is wearing a white outfit with a green sash; the woman is wearing a colorful dress with a yellow lei.
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)
A woman student performer with an older man on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. She appears to have just placed a maile-style lei around his shoulders, probably indicating that he was an honored guest. He may be an older relative of one of the students participating in the Luau: Relatives from Hawai'i often helped to organize and fund the event.
