Inoa | Name(s)

Hana lei

Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo

ʻO ka hana lei, he hana ʻike kuʻuna ia e mau ana a i kēia lā. Nui nā ʻano o nā lei i hanaʻia e like me ke kui pololei, ke kui poepoe, ka wili, ka haku, ka hili, ka humupapa, ka hilo a me kekahi mau ʻano ʻē aʻe nō paha. Aia ke ʻano o ka lei i ke ʻano o ka mea e hoʻohana ʻia nei. Nui pū nā ʻano mea i hoʻohana ʻia no ka hana lei ʻana e like hoʻi me ka pua, ka limu, ka pūpū, ka hulu, ka palai, ka lau, ka ʻōhiʻa, a me nā mea he nui ʻē aʻe. ʻO ka lei kahi mea e makana ai a e komo ai i mea e kāhiko ʻia ka mea komo i nā kinolau o ka ʻāina.

Description

Lei making is a cultural practice that continues through today. There are many styles of lei such as kui pololei, kui poepoe, wili, haku, hili, humupapa, hilo, and other styles as well. The style is often dependent on the material being used to make the lei. There are many different kinds of materials used to make lei such as pua, limu, pūpū, hulu, palai, lau, ʻōhiʻa, and many other materials. A lei is something that adorns the wearer with the kinolau of the land.

ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi

E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ka hana lei ʻana.

Instructions 

Use this term for resources related to making lei.

Hana | Practice: Hana lei pūpū; Hula

Lako | Materials + tools / implements: Kui; Pua; Palapalai; Hau; ʻAha; Pāʻā pāma; Hulu; Lāʻī; Limu; Pūpū ; Ōhiʻa; Lau

Kūmole | Source(s)

Pukui, Mary Kawena, and Samuel H. (Samuel Hoyt) Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary : Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. Rev. and enl. Ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.

Young, David G. (David Gourlay). Nā Mea Makamae : Hawaiian Treasures. Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi: Palapala Press, 1999.

Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: Mānaleo. Lā Lei

Mea haku | Created by: Keahiahi Long; Annemarie Paikai