Ka Lei

Kohala flower grower Marie McDonald presents various lei-making techniques, including hili, haku and wili. She introduces and gathers native plants such as 'akia, lehua and 'a'ali'i to make into a wildflower lei and shows how to braid the lei palapalai (fern).

Marie visits well-known Kohala lei-makers, Mary Bell, Helen Low and Bernice Berdon as they make pansy lei, lei 'ilima/pua mali and lei 'akulikuli. The exquisite feather lei of Tsugi Kaiama are also seen.

Attwood Makanani shows how to wili (twist together) the beloved lei maile mokihana of Kaua'i. And Dora Ganeau gathers beach hinahina to make a very special Hawaiian lei for her son.

Originally produced for the school children of Hawai'i.

Length: 20 minutes
1987

Broadcast/cablecast
Hawai'i Public Television
Community Channel - Sydney, Australia
Hawai'i public access channels

Screened
Museum Für Völkerkunde - Berlin


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