Inoa | Name(s)

Hana lei pūpū

Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo

ʻO ka hana lei pūpū ʻo ia ke kui ʻana nō paha o nā pūpū no ke kai i lei e komo ai. ʻO ka lei pūpū kaulana loa, ʻo ia ka lei pūpū no Niʻihau a me Kauaʻi. ʻO ke Kahelelani a me ka Momi kekahi mau laʻana ʻo kēia ʻano pūpū.

Description

Shell lei making is the practice of stringing shells into lei to be worn. Perhaps the most famous of these being the Niʻihau shell lei of Niʻihau and Kauaʻi. Kahelelani and Momi are examples of Niʻihau shells used for this kind of lei.

ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi

E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ke kui ʻana i lei pūpū.

Instructions 

Use this term for resources related to shell lei making.

ʻĀina | Land/sea: Niʻihau; Kauaʻi

Hana | Practice: Hana lei; Hula

Lako | Materials + tools / implements: Kui; Kahelelani; Momi; Pūpū Niʻihau; Kūpeʻe

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.

Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: Pūpū ʻo Niʻihau = Shell leis of Niʻihau; Kaleipua Pahulehua

Mea haku | Created by: Keahiahi Long; Annemarie Paikai