Royal Court of the 1964 Luau

Title

Royal Court of the 1964 Luau

Description

Pacific University students performing as the "Royal Court" at the university's annual Lu'au in 1964. The Queen, wearing white, was Shirley Ann Kapuniai; the King, wearing a yellow cape, was Dayton Arruda (Class of 1967). Attendants on either side represent guards and "princesses." This event, one of the earliest of Pacific's annual Luaus, took place in the Forest Grove High School gym. The original slide was very dark and was digitally enhanced in order to be visible.

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_475

Date

1964

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

May 2, 1964