{"product_id":"na-lei-makamae-the-treasured-lei","title":"Na Lei Makamae: The Treasured Lei","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUniversity of Hawaii Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarie McDonald, Paul Weissich\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover, 183 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis volume covers eighty-five flowers and plants (and another dozen color variations) used in traditional lei construction. They are arranged according to their Hawaiian names and accompanied by botanical information and descriptions gleaned from legends and chants that illustrate the cultural uses and special meanings of lei prior to Western contact. Many are introduced by poems written especially for this work by master kumu hula, linguist, and ethnologist Pualani Kanakaole Kanahele.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe authors present the lei art form in not only words, but also pictures. Lavish color photographs by Jean Coté showcase each plant and lei (shown by itself or worn), as well as places throughout the Islands associated with specific flowers and plants. An appendix includes a complete list of lei plants, basic instructions for their propagation, and other sources for material.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Hawaii Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40263385612454,"sku":"9780824826499","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0465\/5765\/9302\/products\/na-lei_f237b4c8-3b24-4ead-83ec-a3a314edc044.jpg?v=1613011016","url":"https:\/\/na-mea-hawai-i.myshopify.com\/products\/na-lei-makamae-the-treasured-lei","provider":"Hawaiian Council dba Nā Mea Hawaiʻi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}