Show P Polynesian o 1 CI Club U b bH H Holds 0 ld S L Luau F For UT ec h. h a f 3 g I by Karen Lyon cyon 1 i I y h j The Polynesian Club Luau on May 9 at t the Institute attracted approximately students and community The decorations committee Wadsworth Kelly Polynesian Club PC president Dorrel Bowler Foote Melissa Bawden and Tracy Stanley were putting final touches to the decorations prior to the Luau that evening Arrivals were greeted by Bowler and Marie Hansen with the traditional leis and kisses A delicious meal of roast pig chicken long rice was prepared and served by bythe bythe bythe the Aloha Island Islanders rs The Aloha Islanders are talented from Po t the professionals Polynesia e ehi white hi te sands I blue s seas as and green h hills Js of their home homelands n. n according j g t to their album ja jacket t 1 u Ju Jungle gIe Rain Th They yare are Verna Verl Bair Bair and Livai Liva from Tonga Tina Unga and Rona Scott from Haw Hawaii i Lester Lealaitafea Samoa Winton Rea and Richard Paulson from New Zealand The Hawaiian musicians were Ned Aikau bass Kimo piano Bill Kelly Ben guitar and drums entertaining the audience The album goes on to say Their songs and dances are the next best thing to being there The Islanders took the audience on a tour of their native islands Hawaii New Zealand Samoa Tahiti and Tonga by song and dance The women danced in such colorful floral print costumes pui pui skirts made of plant reeds and KiKi grass skirts made with the inner bark of the Balsa wood Their accessories were traditional white shell leis The men wore matching shirts and belts with white pants or pui pui and kiki skirts While danced Lui and Steve Allen placed paper money on her greased body as as' asa a donation and then joined in dancing Twenty three people from the audience were invited to join the islanders in jn a a dance called the fruit salad The movements were introduced as pineapple pineapple pine pine- apple coconut and passion fruit To end the Islanders Islander's evening of entertainment Bill Kelly danced with the io oti fire knife Kelly explained that the the props tl ln y yS S d if ance's ances were w r the toe log drum poi balls and oti Jan Smith-Kidd Smith president said Mike Wilson activities director for the PC has done a great job in providing good food and a festive atmosphere that seemed to delight young and old alike The entertainment was exceptional especially the male dancers Kelly and Bowler credited its success success to the participation of students on campus Bowler says he was excited to see so many older and handicapped people They both expressed their gratitude to those who worked so hard in kicking this Luau off N w r r X t n 7 J yv q y n w r t 4 4 20 S S S'S S 'S w wi i 4 J S lV FO OTI ort wit with h. h Bill Kelly w O S t t wT Si i S I- I r 4 Is h he ea a Tongan Aloha i. o. o n f 4 S v 1 t I to Swing sway sway r DO 1 S an way n. n S S SS 1 S 5 S rS I N 4 j w t J It I II I S i dw y y F 5 J t i 0 I Id i L f t tSong d S m. m I j i Song and dance ce from r the h e islands I i VI E f |