E Lei Nō Au I Ko Aloha

E Lei Nō Au I Ko Aloha

synopsis

The 95th Lei Queen, Tehina Kaʻena Kahikina talks about her experience competing for Lei Queen and educates us about the different types of lei and the importance of respecting the ʻāina(land). She believes in being sustainable and using the plants that you have accessibility to as well as trying to use native plants, and that once you›re finished with a lei it should be returned back to the ʻāina.

Andrea Long

Andrea Long is a student at Leeward Community College pursuing a degree in Digital Media Digital Video. She enjoys traveling, meeting new people and discovering new places. She believes that every place and everyone has a story to tell. She enjoys learning the history of places and getting to know people. She especially loves creating documentaries that educate people about places or new experiences. She hopes that by sharing these stories people will learn something new and be curious to visit these places for themselves firsthand.

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