Hawaii Magazine
Create a haku lei that’s uniquely yours using flowers and foliage from your garden.
Feb 17, 2021
laua‘e,
kupukupu and
palapalai ferns, allspice, red and green ti leaves, Song of India leaves, carnations, baby’s breath, fuchsia bougainvillea, red ‘
awapuhi (ginger), roses and other flowers and foliage I don’t know the names of.
I’m gathering materials to make
a haku lei, a lei commonly worn on the head (
lei po‘o), at a workshop led by Elvrine Chow of Heavenly Hakus and author of the book “Heavenly Hakus Kaua‘i.” The workshop is hosted by Hawaiian Artisans at Coconut Marketplace in Kapa‘a on Kauaʻi.