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Growing plumeria, pua kenikeni, and other fragrant flowers suited to lei making and community use.
Lei and Flowers
Plumeria, Pua Kenikeni, and Flower Resources
Flower plantings support the everyday and ceremonial practice of lei making, providing locally grown materials for welcoming, honoring, and gathering.
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Building a dependable local source of flowers for celebrations, ceremonies, workshops, and cultural practitioners.
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Creating opportunities for people of different ages to learn planting, gathering, preparation, and lei-making practices together.
Why It Matters
A living resource for generations.
When flowers are grown locally and shared with care, lei making remains connected to place, season, and relationship rather than becoming separated from the land that sustains it.