Art and Design
Intro to Lei Making: Lei Pua Melia (Ku'i Style) and Lei La'i (Hilo Style)
This course/series is perfect for both Kauai residents and incoming visitors. Suited for all ages, beginners to advanced students.
You'll create a lei and learn the history of the LEI in Hawaiian traditions, its cultural uses-rituals and religious ceremonies both ancient and contemporary.
You'll understand the significance of the plant materials used and what it represents to practitioners; basic principles and selection of materials surrounding Malama 'Aina - Environmental Conservation; basic Hawaiian protocols in the use of Hawaiian Lei.
Learner Outcomes
For this workshop, you will learn how to make two of the seven traditional lei styles: Lei Pua Melia - Ku'i Style and Lei La'i - Hilo Style.
Lei Pua Melia - Ku'i Style: a lei (garland) made with plumeria (pua melia) flowers, using a specific braiding technique called "Ku'i". This style is characterized by the way the plumeria flowers are strung together with a lei needle.
Lei La'i - Hilo Style: with a rope made of two twisted strands, this twisting method of lei making often used ti leaves. This lei is a good “standby” lei, as the prepared leaves, or even completed lei, can be kept in the freezer until needed.
Section - ERN4410-002
3 Contact Hrs | Kaeo Bradford | Kauai Community College | $90
This course/series is perfect for both Kauai residents and incoming visitors. Suited for all ages, beginners to advanced students. You'll create a lei and learn the history of the LEI in Hawaiian traditions, its cultural uses-rituals and religious ceremonies both ancient and contemporary. Understand the significance of the plant materials used and what it represents to practitioners; basic principles and selection of materials surrounding Malama 'Aina - Environmental Conservation; and basic Hawaiian protocols in the use of Hawaiian Lei.
Lei La'i - Hilo Style: with a rope made of two twisted strands, this twisting method of lei making often used ti leaves. This lei is a good “standby” lei, as the prepared leaves, or even completed lei, can be kept in the freezer until needed.
