Once again Kaneohe Yacht Club welcomed sailboats that made the sea journey from San Francisco in the Pacific Cup race that occurs in even-numbered years. In the last week of July, a land crew crafted lei garlands to present to the yachts when they arrived.
My friend Georgia Schmidt organized the effort of rounding up fresh plant material from gardens and the people to make the lei, each six feet long.
Here are some photos made by lei maker Lisa Leydon and me.
The basis of the lei is made of ti leaves, seen here stripped from the growing stalk, bundled and with stems trimmed off.Song of Singapore leaves are popular paired with red ti. The plant material is fastened to a base of twine with 24 gauge paddle wire from the florist supply store. The style of lei making is “wili.”Georgia models the long lei she made with ti and Song of India leaves.Lisa at workJoann is delighted with her creation.Gwen made a ti leaf rose while Steve, below, helped out.Azure, from Alameda, is decorated with several lei.Here is Lucky Duck shortly after her welcome at Kaneohe.Saga, of San Diego, and her island welcome.
Many, many thanks to everyone who helped with this volunteer project. Aloha nō!
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