my grandmother used to be one of those ladies in chinatown making leis. She's retired now and i havent been to one of those flower shops in a while but that clip of cindy's just gave me the most intense flashbacks. oh how i miss it.
I learned Lei making from my mom and she specialized in Haku Leis while my speciality is Ti-leaf but I just wanted to share about a superstition on Leis. If you’re pregnant you can’t use a closed circle lei around your neck. It has to be open, meaning that the ends aren’t tied together. This is because of the superstition which states something like the umbilical cord might wrap around your child’s neck during birth
thank you for this. i'm not from the islands, but i have a deep connection. to give a lei for a special occasion, or to receive one means a lot to me. aloha!💗
I make flower ribbon leis for graduation. I discovered this channel just now and these fresh flower leis are amazing and not comparable with the ones that I make. Thank you for your inspiration !!!
its a Pacific island thing ! on my island when u arrive u are greeted with a lei. it means u are already part of us. & walking around with that lei is respect. also when leaving the island u will also be sent off with a lei. meaning u will always be welcome to come back again whenever!
Thank you for this story. I didn't know that there is so much more to a LEi than being a beautiful accessory. Now I know that each comes with a story, that it is created like a family. When I think of Hawaii, it was all about Hula, Pineapples and SPAM. What a wonderful eye opener!
I'm in Hawaii this very minute, we flew Hawaiian Air 6 strong, and we didn't get any Lei. Hawaii is very beautiful, the people and the far out picture perfect scenes with mountains, turquoise waters with the sun. Their beaches are no joke out here, very powerful waves, and undercurrents; we stopped at one and we're with kids and the life guard advised us for our own safety not to use it, but to drive further down for a much pleasant beach, and when we arrived, that beach had some less powerful waves too, but not as bad as the 1st one.
Oh man is that Cindy’s??? Man I danced hula for 10 years, and that entire time my Halau went to and recommended Cindy’s. I’ve since stopped dancing, but I still retain simple lei making skills and am jealous if you know how to make Haku Leis.
im local born in hawaii (idk if you are as well) but the difference i notice on the mainlands is that our graduations here is that you get lots of leis in hawaii that just go up to your neck and face and in the mainalnd i feel like its just 2 or 3 leis but thats okay? idk that's just what I also see and also I hope your safe !and aloha!
This is very similar to the garlands and half-garlands, head ornaments that we Hindus wear during our religious ceremonies for the last 5000years. Never knew they were common in the west as well.
Aside from hawaii Philippines also give some lay for speakers, guests, visitors before. I wanna know the origin or more of the story about it in the Philippines.
This video look like a parody. Every culture have their own wreath and here for 4 minutes they are talking how hawiian are amazing for no specific reason with inspirational music. Beginning of the video could show what really Lei look like and that flowers on a string aren't true Lei, but they say they are, so deep meaning of 3:09 make me laught so hard :)
I made hundreds of lei in the four years I lived in Hawai’i. I miss the tradition and the aloha so much. Thank you for the good memories!!!
my grandmother used to be one of those ladies in chinatown making leis. She's retired now and i havent been to one of those flower shops in a while but that clip of cindy's just gave me the most intense flashbacks. oh how i miss it.
That would be such a great gift for a loved one
Hawaii has a beautiful culture 🔥🔥🔥
man, I miss seeing everyone at school with graduation leis. wish I could move back to hawaii someday.
Me too. Oh man - where you were did you do the graduation floaties with the leis?
Happy Hours I know my family did that for my sister
Ikr remember the May Day celebrations and all the hula dances in hawaiiana
In the Philippines student get some on graduations too.
I learned Lei making from my mom and she specialized in Haku Leis while my speciality is Ti-leaf but I just wanted to share about a superstition on Leis.
If you’re pregnant you can’t use a closed circle lei around your neck. It has to be open, meaning that the ends aren’t tied together. This is because of the superstition which states something like the umbilical cord might wrap around your child’s neck during birth
Mahalo for putting our state in the spotlight!! Usually you don’t get to see these things highlighted in Hollywood, or put out famously like this!
This is RUclips it can be anywhere :)
Hawaiian culture .is God's gift of peace and beauty to the rest of us, like me. Thank you for sharing 💚💜💙💛
Mahalo
As someone who lives on Hawaii this video was great! No one acknowledges that we exist. Just... try to say Hawai’i right the next time lol🙃
thisaccountdoesntexistorwuteva ikr
Sean B. I didn’t mean as some fantasy paradise. Hawai’i needs to be recognized for its true culture and depressing history.
thisaccountdoesntexistorwuteva thats the same point im trying to get everyone to know
thank you for this. i'm not from the islands, but i have a deep connection. to give a lei for a special occasion, or to receive one means a lot to me. aloha!💗
aloha
The spiritual symbolism is fascinating and beautiful.
Such a beautiful unique thing Hawaii has
I make flower ribbon leis for graduation. I discovered this channel just now and these fresh flower leis are amazing and not comparable with the ones that I make. Thank you for your inspiration !!!
No wonder it calmed down Stitch when Lilo put it on him.
It's weird to hear my name too many times in this video 😂
LMAOO
Your name stands for Law in Spanish (Ley)
its a Pacific island thing ! on my island when u arrive u are greeted with a lei. it means u are already part of us. & walking around with that lei is respect. also when leaving the island u will also be sent off with a lei. meaning u will always be welcome to come back again whenever!
Thank you for this story. I didn't know that there is so much more to a LEi than being a beautiful accessory. Now I know that each comes with a story, that it is created like a family. When I think of Hawaii, it was all about Hula, Pineapples and SPAM. What a wonderful eye opener!
When we went to Hawaii I was a little bummed out that I didn’t get one :3
HOW
They literally lei you as you enter the airport.
Happy Hours no they didn’t. We flew Hawaiian airlines and nobody got anything. Just quarantined Incase tropical bugs were on the flight lol D:
@@ambycakes Oh wow 😂 Maybe they only do that on other flights. I know Hawaiian has a lot of local passengers, so that might be it.
I'm in Hawaii this very minute, we flew Hawaiian Air 6 strong, and we didn't get any Lei. Hawaii is very beautiful, the people and the far out picture perfect scenes with mountains, turquoise waters with the sun. Their beaches are no joke out here, very powerful waves, and undercurrents; we stopped at one and we're with kids and the life guard advised us for our own safety not to use it, but to drive further down for a much pleasant beach, and when we arrived, that beach had some less powerful waves too, but not as bad as the 1st one.
@@happyhours1961 Yeah I didn't get one and I flew Hawaiian airlines LOL kinda bummed
First! I just wanna say I love your videos!
Oh man is that Cindy’s??? Man I danced hula for 10 years, and that entire time my Halau went to and recommended Cindy’s.
I’ve since stopped dancing, but I still retain simple lei making skills and am jealous if you know how to make Haku Leis.
Floral,sweet, tactile, visual...
This thing thy u post are incredible
dude at graduations islanders be covered in leis 😂😂 it’s so funny to see them walking around with them
bitches be jealous lowkey though
So beautiful and meaningful.
Excellent Enterprising Endeavour 🎉🙏
i love all of them. they are so beautiful! i love their culture and ohana spirit.
I feel like one of the most famous things that have come from Hawaii are leis. At graduations on the mainland they’ll do it too sometimes
im local born in hawaii (idk if you are as well) but the difference i notice on the mainlands is that our graduations here is that you get lots of leis in hawaii that just go up to your neck and face and in the mainalnd i feel like its just 2 or 3 leis but thats okay? idk that's just what I also see and also I hope your safe !and aloha!
VÍDEO MARAVILHOSO PARECE UM SONHO! BEIJINHOS E SUCESSO!
Love my pacific family, 💖beautiful culture still Alive in us💖
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
This is very similar to the garlands and half-garlands, head ornaments that we Hindus wear during our religious ceremonies for the last 5000years. Never knew they were common in the west as well.
Pearly Shell......From the Ocean......🎶🎶🎶
soooo beautiful always wanted one
That was really lovely!
Wow...just wow
*One day, I want to get **_Lei-d_** in Hawaii*
_Bob McCoy the fuq?😂😂
Nice seeing you again
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Oh. How clever. Never heard that one. 🙄
Yup that’s a Classic here
“Oh look, that tourist got lei-d”
(Everyone from Hawaii snickers but then moves on)
Beautiful!
*Beautiful!* 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
This would have to be the best smelling profession!
Anyone here lives in Hawaii 🙋🏽♀️
Lanimoo 808 Representing Makiki to da fullest! 😁
ME
Kunia, Waipahu all day hea.
Koolau mountains/ka'au crater here all day cuz
kapolei 🤘🏽🤘🏽
yessaii, representing 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽😎
Omg Cindys! My grandma went there often and she was friends with the staff there!
I love living on oahu
Plumeria lei’’s are the best
Aside from hawaii Philippines also give some lay for speakers, guests, visitors before. I wanna know the origin or more of the story about it in the Philippines.
Cool
Ahh, so that’s why I like gradients.
Lei means flower 🌼🌸 in manipuri language
How long does a Lei last looking at its best?
Hristo Naydenov a day if you don't keep it in the refrigerator, if you do put it in the refrigerator I could last maybe a week
i want one
2:03 Karen became the manager
♥️♥️♥️
I would love to wear lei everyday
I live on Oahu
I lived in Hawaii for 2 1/2 years. I never got a lei one time.
prolly because u were a haole?💀
Why ryan higa never show this to us?
SUPERB! Mother Nature or God multifarious energies... Glory to the Almighty Lord
Indians have जयमाला/माला and गजरा too
First like too
Those look a lot like the garlands that are put on Hindu deities in Hindu Temples. 🤔
And the Haku leis look a lot like some Ukrainian headpieces!
Lots of cultures have a history of making adornments out of flowers.
@DaPoplionParadise yeah I geuess
People who are allergic to pollen are shookt.
Maalai = Tamil.... became shortcut "lei"...🤓🤣... global Tamil ☑️ garland...👍🙏💪👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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I am Brazil
Leonardo Gras You say "I am Brazilian" or "I am from Brazil" :)
The China one. Really....
I live in Hawaii Lol
I just go AIRPORT...OR CHINA TOWN. SUPPORT LOCAL!
Please remove the background music or make it quieter in the future. It's competing with the main audio.
First time watching this... Just wanna stop....
9th comment
South Park anyone ?
Soooo who is the Hawaiian in this deep slow mo video 😂😅
Yummy
Living on Hawai’i is so hot.
🗿
weird
Oi I'm early
1st
pokemon xD
#$#$sb ca 805 nasa er
Non islanders...learn 🤦🏽♀️
i hate leis but you know
This video look like a parody. Every culture have their own wreath and here for 4 minutes they are talking how hawiian are amazing for no specific reason with inspirational music.
Beginning of the video could show what really Lei look like and that flowers on a string aren't true Lei, but they say they are, so deep meaning of 3:09 make me laught so hard :)