COURTESY PLACIDO D. VALENCIANO
ISLANDERS IN OREGON: Students from Kauai provided plenty of island life April 13 at Pacific University's 53rd Annual Luau. The luau is planned, organized and run by the students in the university's Hawaii Club, Na Haumana o Hawaii. For many students this was their first time doing the hula. The school is in Forest Grove, Ore., west of Portland. Nearly 300 students from Hawaii attend the university. Front row: Stephen Valenciano of Lihue, left, Cody John Apana of Kapaa, Kristen Apana of Kapaa, Shanlee Gusman of Lihue, Randee Layosa of Lihue and Caitlin Valhuerdi of Lihue. Back row: Kevin Jiang of Lihue, left, Ryan Valenciano of Lihue, Tanica Gaspar of Hanapepe and Angela Mones of Kapaa.

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