May day is lei day at Kapiaolani park and schools all over Hawaii. Kids do presentations for their parents wearing beautiful Hawaiian flower and plant leis. Kapiolani park hosts a lei competition and ceremony for the lei queen. All of these gorgeous flowers strung together are found growing on trees and shrubs around the island.
The old native kapa cloth skirts or wraps worn below are made from plant fibers pounded and woven together and dyed with plant dyes from various trees and shrubs to get the different browns.
On Memorial Day evening, I missed an event that I had been looking forward to; the floating of thousands of hand made lanterns on Ala Moana beach. (The island is going to my head! ...Okay, I agree, I always forget stuff like this! Anyway, click on the links for the local report. I watched it here too; great music, wonderful ceremony, perfect sentiments if you've ever lost a loved one. Watch this for a while, and remember that person.)
http://www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com/
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Hey hawaii! What is happening with you now. We miss your post. Are you having lots of extra company now that school is out? Sure wish we could be visiting you. It is just great to be on summer vacation. The boys are both so busy with swimming, baseball and soccer. It is too busy sometimes but still no need to set the alarm and that feels great. Look forward to seeing some more of your Hawaian adventure - even if we don't comment, we still enjoy the pictures. Hi to all. Love from the homefront!
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