A group of student dancers performing on stage in black outfits, at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978. Another performer holding an ipu gourd sits on the left.
A line of musicians perform at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1977. Men play instruments and sing, while a woman sings at a microphone towards the left.
A female dancer wearing a ti leaf skirt and carrying 'uli'uli (feathered rattles), on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978. A male dancer wearing a malo is in the background.
A group of women wearing long, sleeveless dresses and maile-style leis, dancing what appears to be the hula at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978.
A group of male performers wearing casual clothing on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978. Based on other images from this event, this was supposed to be a silly dance.
A group of men performing in drag at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978. According to the student newspaper, this was an annual tradition to "initiate" freshmen boys: "As always, the freshmen boys were initiated in the usual traditional dance, this year being 'Ala Moana Annie.' Each year the freshman boys dance a song in women's muumuus, adding more humor to the show." (The Index, Apr. 14, 1978)
A group of men performing in drag at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978. According to the student newspaper, this was an annual tradition to "initiate" freshmen boys: "As always, the freshmen boys were initiated in the usual traditional dance, this year being 'Ala Moana Annie.' Each year the freshman boys dance a song in women's muumuus, adding more humor to the show." (The Index, Apr. 14, 1978)
A vendor selling beaded jewelry at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1978. Other vendors, who may be selling leis, mangoes and other goods, are visible in the background.
A group of Pacific University students, family members from Hawai'i, and onlookers gather around the kalua pig roasting pit at Pacific's annual Luau in 1978.
Pacific University students and possibly their family members tend the kalua pig roasting pit at the university's annual Lu'au in 1978. The campus football field and Clark Hall appear in the background, along with a line of parked cars.