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Title
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Royal Court at the 1966 Luau
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Description
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The "Royal Court" on stage at Pacific University's annual Lu'au in 1966. The event, which was hosted by the Haumana O Hawai'i club, featured the election of a "King" and "Queen" with attendants. The stage backdrop depicts Diamond Head as seen from Waikiki Beach on Oahu. The King was Dayton Arruda (Class of 1967). He wears a red and yellow cape, meant to represent the ʻahu ʻula, or traditional feathered cloak of Hawaiian royalty. The Queen, wearing a white dress, was Shirley Kapuniai. Two male students stand behind them, carrying red and yellow standards, which were meant to represent kāhili, the traditional feathered symbols of Hawaiian royalty. Female students standing on either side of them were "princesses representing the eight major islands in the Hawaiian chain, come to honor the King and Queen." (The Index, Apr. 11, 1966, p. 1)
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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.
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Identifier
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PUA_LuauSlides_671
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Date
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1966
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Date Created
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Apr. 16, 1966
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Format
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slides
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Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
PUA_LuauSlides_671.jpg