A few weeks ago, I shot a great story on Paulette Kahakepuna, a Hawaiian lei maker who makes Lei Hulu, or feather leis, worn only by Hawaiian royalty. Using mostly natural feathers and materials, Kahakepuna wove amazing leis and tales of her work and seeing some pieces she’s made, its easy to understand why some would be considered priceless.
You can see the story and magazine here starting pm page 16. The link is to Oahu Publications on line magazine where you can page through the actual mag online. Alternatively, you can stay at the Aluani, if you have the bucks.
I must say, I was super impressed the photo editor was able to pick out the first image as a cover. It surprised me as I just didn’t expect it nor see it in my edit. Clearly a nice piece of photo editing.