Yellow plumeria flower and puakenikeni lei, and mauka/makai earrings 💛
Photo of yellow plumeria flower and puakenikeni lei, green orchids and palapalai fern kupe`e, and other adornments.
Celebrated the first week of May with lei. #maydayisleidayinhawaii #leiculture #hilomyhometown #PunaHawaii #blessed
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May Day is Lei Day
In Hawaii
#MayDayisLeiDayInHawaii
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi... celebrating lei culture at the Hilo Lei Day Festival, attendees learn different styles of lei-making and enjoy live Hawaiian music and hula. #maydayisleidayinhawaii #leiculture #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #hula
Grand prize: Honolulu May Day is Lei Day
#MayDayIsLeiDayInHawaii #Honolulu #Hawaii #KapiolaniPark #MayDay #LeiDay #MayDay2025
Ti plants and leaves.
Neighborhood flowers and foliage for lei-making.
Variegated ti plants and kupukupu ferns.
Wednesday morning activity:
Picked lei materials in my neighborhood of Waiakea ahupua`a for tomorrow's Hilo Lei Day Festival. Picking and prepping flowers and foliage is a major part of leimakers' kūleana (responsibility). #maydayisleidayinhawaii #hiloleidayfestival #hilomyhometown #leiculture
Hilo Lei Day Festival poster with Hālau Hula, Hawaiian musicians, lei(s), and its founder, renowned cultural icon Aunty Nona Beamer.
Venmo page of Big Island nonprofit organization, Grassroots Community Development Group.
Venmo QR code for Big Island based nonprofit organization, Grassroots Community Development Group.
Aloha mai kākou 🌺
The Hilo Lei Day Festival is a beloved cultural community event celebrating lei culture and history. We did not receive sufficient funds from our usual sources for this year's 20th anniversary. Please kōkua if you can. Mahalo piha! #maydayisleidayinhawaii #hilomyhometown
I wore this green and purple Tutuvi mu`umu`u (2019) with coordinated (required pandemic wear) mask at the 2021 Hilo Lei Day Festival. #muumuumonth #maydayisleidayinhawaii #alohawear
