HPR s Noe Tanigawa reports on the significance of lei.
Lehua is Hawai i Island s lei, Kaua i upholds the distinctive mokihana, Moloka i twines kukui blossoms, while Maui has a specific form of damask rose called the Roselani, Lokelani and sometimes Loke ʻĀhihi. Lana i s is the kaunaʻoa lei, which ranges in color from yellow-green to deep orange. Every island has its own lei traditions as well. When he was a teenager on Maui, Kumu Hula Cody Pueo Pata was immersed in the full culture around lei making. This halau was Aunty Nona Mahilani Kaluhiokalani s, Pata said. She had an advisory board of kupuna, five ladies, the leader of which was Aunty Diane Napua Amadeo. She was a master lei maker.