2019 Annual Lei Day Contest at Kapiolani Park, Honolulu, HI

The calm before the "storm" of people who will line up to view the leis on display.

 

 

Giant ipu.

The Band Stand featured live entertainment.

The Royal Court views the lei before the display opens to the public.

Other art and craft on display in neighboring tents.

Demos on how to make lei.

Hala art.

Different kinds of flowers which represent the various islands.

Beginner Lei category.

Beginner lei winners.

Hat lei

Lavender.

Unusual dried hat lei.

Pink/red lei category.

Mayor's Grand Prize

 

Green lei category.

Purple lei category.

 

Orange/yellow lei category.

 

Mixed color category.

This is how my lei should be worn.  It is the kui method with crown flowers, stephanotis and hypericum.

Top, back of lei.

Detail closeup of bind point - wear like a necklace.  Unfortunately, the way the lei are displayed on the board does not allow the viewer to see how the lei should be worn.

Lei Making Methods

2019 Punahou Carnival "Haku"

It's that time of year again...Punahou Carnival 2019.  This year I had some of my florist friends join in the pre-carnival lei making.

First night with SuV Tabbal-Yamaguchi and Sarah Di Bella

My Wili lei the first night.

Sue's lovely first night Wili.

On the second night, Cory Ho joined us.

As did Cordie Fukuhara who was busy making combs.

And Gail Satsuma and her friend were enjoying dinner in between making combs.

Sue's gorgeous Wili lei on the second night.  She finished 3 of them!

Cory made a very Hawaiian looking Wili.

Close-up of Cory's creation.

My second "Haku" on the second night.

End of the night.

Lei being priced.

Mahalo to my friends for volunteering at this fun event.  To Cory Ho for bringing over more flowers for us to use on the second night.  And to Watanabe Floral for donating many bunches of flowers for us to use throughout the entire carnival.