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• April 28 2022 – Kanani Durant

  FASHIONING LEI: THE VARIOUS STYLES

  Fashioning Lei: The Various Styles Braided, twisted, knotted, sewn Unique combinations of textures and tones Lei wili, lei haku, lei kui, and more So many techniques to learn and explore On Sunday, May 1,  talented lei makers of all ages will submit their floral compositions into the annual Walter and Irmalee Pomroy May Day Lei Contest  held at Kauaʻiʻs Royal...

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• April 15 2022 – Kanani Durant

  LEI: WEAVING ANCIENT INTO THE MODERN

  Lei: Weaving Ancient into the Modern Lei, the beautiful expression of Hawaiian culture itself,  a physical manifestation of ancient knowledge and expression woven in a timeless bond of aloha, is about to take center stage once again at the Merrie Monarch Festival. See all the hues of the rainbow, bold and subtle textures, delicate blooms, lacy ferns, and shiny shells...

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• April 07 2022 – Kanani Durant

  LEI DAY EVERYDAY

  Do you love lei? You know, those beautiful garlands, commonly made with flowers, leaves, shells, seeds, nuts, or even feathers, stacked eye-high on a graduateʻs shoulders or lovingly adorning our moms on Motherʻs Day?  Well, we do and we kind of wish we saw people gifting and wearing them more often than just special occasions.  I mean, lei, is a...

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