808T E.124 – Hawaiian Lei Makers
October 7th, 2007
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Looks like a good chance that the Hawaii Superferry will be packing up and leaving the islands. We discuss the latest on that heated topic and more Hawaii news as well as tell you the best place to find some wonderful Hawaiian Lei makers on Oahu. New music today courtesy of IODA Promonet so stop in, download the podcast, and experience some aloha. As always, remember we love to hear from our wonderful 808Talk listeners so be sure and leave us a comment.
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Show Length: 38:42
- 00:18 Intro
- 02:41 Talkin Story with Kawika Crowley
- 07:01 Keali’i Reichel (Website, MySpace)
- 09:27 Majority In Favor Of Hawaii Superferry EIS
- 11:57 UH Students To Be Cast In AOL Project Freshman (Website)
- 13:12 U.S. Judge Halts LT. Watada’s Second Court-Martial
- 15:11 Kailua Beach Access Being Debated
- 17:18 Walt Disney Resort Coming To Ko Olina Hawaii
- 18:35 Warriors Defeat Aggies 52-37 (’08 UH Football Schedule)
- 21:06 “Roselani” By Ken Emerson (More On This Album)
- 24:56 Hawaiian Lei Makers (Wiki, More…)
- 35:23 “Slack Key Uku” By Ken Emerson (More On This Album)
- 37:30 Closing (Forum, Vote, APN, HAP, 808TTV, Flickr)
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808T E.124 – 10/07/2007 (35.5MB)
Mahalo
V.Brown 
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Posted Oct 8th, 2007 at 1:22 am
Here is the mystery tree that I talked about needing help to identify.
Posted Oct 8th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
I think your tree is a lignumvitae tree. Scientific name Guaiacum officinale.
Here’s a picture from the UH Botany Department site:
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/images/gui_off_1280.jpg
And info from the USDA Forest Service:
http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm/Folder.2003-07-11.4726/PDF.2004-03-03.2104/file
Posted Oct 8th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
@Trudi: YES! Thats it! Mahalo for helping with the mystery. I really enjoy the tree, but it appears to be having some health problems so I was trying to figure out what it is so I can properly care for it. Once again thank you!
Posted Oct 11th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
V. – Love your show – listen on my commute to downtown Chicago. I always see discarded leis on the Duke’s statue by Kuhio Beach. What is the significance of leaving a lei here. Thank you. Great show!
Posted Oct 13th, 2007 at 11:12 am
@Jim Skelly: Placing leis on the Duke statue is a ritual which both honors and shows the continuing love and remembrance of Duke Kahanamoku. This ritual of lei placing is practiced throughout Hawaii where you can see it on the Kamehameha statues and at places where a loved one has lost their life such as in an untimely accident. Usually the leis on the Duke statue and the Kamehameha statues are removed by city workers where the proper disposal back to mother earth is accomplished.
Posted Oct 13th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
I still have a Lei I first received once at the airport my first trip out there. I can’t imagine someone just tossing it in a trash can either.
Last trip out I put it on The Duke.
Posted May 28th, 2011 at 9:09 am
Just out of curiosity, every time I go back to the mainland, my dad buys me a lei from the airport….but by the time I make it home, the lei is totally wilted and dead
I know the lei would normally not die that fast, is there a way too keep the lei alive on the plane so I can enjoy it when I make it home???
Posted May 29th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Lots of tricks in keeping that lei to last longer. The primary means is to refrigerate or keep in a ice packed cooler or some other dark, cool place.
Lei Care: http://808t.in/k3r