Pacific Index

Issue date: 4/13/07 Section: News

Media Credit: Joe Webb The 47th annual Lu'au, held April 14th, will feature traditional dances, music and entertainment straight from Hawaii.

Media Credit: Joe Webb Members of the club have been practicing for the Lu'au for a significant part of the year.

Media Credit: Joe Webb Proceeds from the Lu'au are used to fund the club's community service activities.

This year Pacific University will celebrate its Hawaiian population with its 47th annual Lu'au show.

Put on by the Hawaiian club, the show is a way for the Hawaiian students to give the rest of Pacific's students a glimpse of their culture.

Because Pacific's population is twenty percent Hawaiian, the school makes an attempt to promote cultural interactions.

The Hawaiian club alone claims over 200 members on campus from all of the Hawaiian islands. Many of its members are those performing in the show.

The club spends a good part of the year preparing and practicing for the Lu'au.

The club hosts the Lu'au as a way to raise money for various community service projects which they undertake throughout the year.

Starting as a fledgling activity for the Hawaiian club the Lu'au has grown to be one of the most important and well attended activities on campus all year.

The shows usually end up selling out to around 2,300 people. A big number for a school of only 2,500 students.

Not only is the Lu'au a fun activity for the current students at Pacific, it also is a great way for prospective students to check out our school.

Freshman Brandon Keibler saw the show last year on his visit, "Yeah it was pretty cool. I had never seen a Lu'au before so I thought that the dances were pretty good, and the food was nice too."

He brought his family along for the show and noted that "we all had a pretty good time, I saw a lot of other parents at the show."

The show promotes a family friendly atmosphere and is a good way to create relationships between cultures known to have had issues on campus in the past.

A sneak preview for the show was held in the University Center during lunch in the first week of April.

Offering a full, authentic Lu'au meal, the dinner will feature several ingredients flown in from Hawaii and a long list of traditional Lu'au dishes including a Kalua pig, cooked on campus.

The meal will be hosted in the University Center and waited by Pacific students. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

The show itself will be held in the Pacific Athletic Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show will start at 6:30 p.m.

The Lu'au will be held on April 14. Tickets are available through the Pacific Information Center and via mail for varying prices.

For more information contact luau@pacificu.edu.

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