For only 99 cents and a few clicks, you can help fund the Hilo Lei Day Festival and a year of educational programs of He Moʻolelo Kō ka Lei!
After you buy your copy, just share the link in your social media, and encourage your friends to do the same!
The author, Leilehua Yuen, is donating 100% of her royalties (35 cents per book) to the Hilo Lei Day Festival and He Moʻolelo Kō ka Lei. If every person who buys a book gets two more people to buy a book, in less than a month the festival and all of its educational programs will be completely funded!
You can maximize your kōkua by following the following steps:
- Click on the link and purchase a copy of Hua ʻŌlelo Lei for only 99 cents.
- Write a review (reviews really help to get a book seen on Amazon!)
- Get two friends to do the same!
This book is perfect for lei makers, gardeners, ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi students, hula dancers, or anyone else interested in Hawaiian culture and arts!
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The art of lei making is in a renaissance, with talented artisans developing beautiful new lei for every occasion. But the ancient language and traditional terms are disappearing. In Hua ʻŌlelo Lei, they are gathered together in one handy reference book so that they can be remembered, enjoyed, and used.
Lei makers, scholars, researchers, students, crafters, and dabblers will find this a handy reference which will enhance their understanding of the depth and poetry of the art of the lei.
For only 99 cents more, you can double your support by purchasing the Legend of ʻŌhiʻa and Lehua!
Growing up in Hawaiʻi, Leilehua was reared in the household of her grandparents, Henry and Thelma Yuen. Weekends and summers were spent at their beach house. Although there was a generator for electric power, light was often provided by kerosene lamp. There was no television or radio because the transmissions could not reach that area. There was no telephone because the lines did not go that far out of Hilo. Cable and the internet had not been invented yet. So in the evening for entertainment, they read books, played music, and told stories.
This story, The Legend of ʻŌhiʻa and Lehua is the first Leilehua remembers learning as a child. Like a Rudyard Kipling “Just So Story,” it explains in a fantastical manner how the beautiful ʻŌhiʻa-Lehua tree came to be. But more importantly, it teaches a lesson of love.
Leilehua also presents information on the natural history of the tree, traditions of harvesting for lei making, some vocabulary specific to the ʻōhiʻa-lehua, and a glossary of Hawaiian words used in the story. Woven into the story are two traditional Hawaiian hula chants.
The story is about 1,700 words long, so it is ideal for reading to children, though adults will find it an enjoyable way to learn some Hawaiian culture and ethnobotany.