A Work it Out & Milianani Kauai
collabration
Preserving Kauaʻi's Legacy: Hayley Walcher on Sustainable...
Keep reading
Kauaʻi Lei Makers: Tapa Andrade of Wailua Homesteads
Keep reading-
October 16, 2024 – Work it Out Kauai
From Dream to Brand: The Creation of Lei Club
After years of dreaming, my business journey has finally led to the creation of Lei Club, a brand born from a collaboration with Milianani Kauai in 2021. What started as a passion project to celebrate the Hawaiian tradition of lei making has now grown into something much more meaningful. With the help of an incredible manufacturing team, we’ve crafted designs...
Keep reading -
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...
Keep reading -
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...
Keep reading -
April 7, 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...
Keep reading