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Master lei maker at work
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Lei
Greetings. Love. Honor. Respect. Peace. Celebration. Spirituality. Good
luck. Farewell. A Hawaiian lei - a handcrafted garland of fresh tropical
flowers - can signify all of these meanings, and many more. Lei-making
may be Hawaii's most sensuous and transitory art form. Fragrant and eph-
emeral, lei embody the beauty of nature and the embrace of ʻohana (exten-
ded family and friends) and the community, freely given and freely shared.
