72 Annual Lei Day Competition

May 1, 1999 - Kapiolani Park

A sample of the competition

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Hokuaonani Beatty

  • hinahina
  • kukui
  • Spanish moss
  • kukui nut leaves and flowers
  • nui

First Place, Novice Division, Hat Lei

Randy Akau

  • hala
  • palapala`i
  • ti (pink)
  • kukunaokala

First Place, Novice Division, Mixed Lei

Randy Akau

  • a`ali`i
  • lehua mano (yellow)
  • loke lau (green rose)
  • moa
  • palapala`i
  • Spanish moss
  • ti
  • liko

First Place, Novice Division, Green Lei

Randy Akau

  • bouganvillea
  • kauna`oa
  • lehua (orange)
  • moa
  • palapala`i
  • ti
  • kikania
  • bird of paradise
  • kukunaokala
  • cups and saucers
  • liko

First Place, Novice Division, Orange Lei

Kenneth Chun

  • a`ali`i
  • bouganvillea
  • chinaman's hat
  • clerodendron
  • davallia
  • lehua
  • ti
  • yellow o`hai a`li`i
  • alternanthera

First Place, Senior & Novice Division, Mixed Lei

Kats Tamanaha

 

  • cigar flower (kika)
  • crown flower

Bill Char

  • ageratum
  • akulikuli
  • clerodendron
  • palapala`i
  • rose
  • achillea
  • medinella
  • misty pink statice
  • wantering jew
  • boronia

Mayor's Grand Prize

Randy Akau

  • palapala`i
  • rose
  • Spanish moss
  • tricolor dracaena
  • pink variagated money tree

First Place, Open Division (?)

Norberto Cabugon

  • loke lau (green rose)
  • panax
  • rose
  • ti
  • solidaster

Second Place, Open Division

Lynn Fujii

 

  • cigar flower (kika)

Leimaker?

 

 

First Place, Hat Lei

Binh Loo
  • cybidium
  • lehua
  • moa
  • palapala`i
  • panax
  • rose
  • variagated dracaena
Gail Wong

 

  • a`ali`i
  • hedyotis
  • hinahina
  • kukui
  • lehua
  • maile
  • moa
  • ohelo
  • pa`iniu
  • palapala`i
  • pukiawe
Bill Char

 

  • bachelor's button
  • palapala`i
  • statice
  • iris
  • Peuvian sallia
  • delphinium

Norberto Cabugon

  • crown flower

 

Third Place, Blue Lei

Happy Tamanaha

  • ola`a beauty
  • hyacinth
  • delphinium

 

First Place, Blue Lei

Happy Tamanaha

  • a`ali`i
  • lehua
  • pala`a
  • palapala`i
  • pukiawe
  • liko lehua
  • lehua calyx
  • red ginger calyx
  • ti seeds
  • kangaroo paws

First Place, Red Lei

Ray Wong

  • alstromeria
  • celosia
  • chinaman's hat
  • cymbidium
  • palapala`i
  • solidaster
  • Song of India
  • banyan
  • galphimia
  • kangaroo paw
  • kalanchoe

Third Place, Yellow Lei

Gail Wong

  • a`ali`i
  • kukui
  • lehua
  • moa
  • pa`iniu
  • palapala`i
  • pukiawe
  • `uki
  • wa wae`ole
  • o`hai ali`i
  • uluhe
  • mamane
  • kukui

Second Place, Yellow Lei

Bill Char

  • akulikuli
  • chrysanthemum
  • lehua
  • palapala`i
  • statice
  • mamane
  • lollipop plant
  • galphemia
  • snapdragon (linaria)
  • ali`i poe
  • ranunculus
  • canna

Roselani Oga

  • a`ali`i
  • lehua
  • palapala`i
  • pukiawe
  • wa wae`iole
  • kangaroo paws
  • leather leaf fern

First Place, Red Lei

Happy Tamanaha

  • ageratum
  • skulijuli
  • chrysanthemum
  • crown flower
  • palapala`i
  • rose
  • huapala

Second Place, Mixed Lei

Muriel Char

 

  • bouganvillea
  • cherodendron
  • moa
  • pala`a
  • ti
This is a popular event every May 1st. While the line waiting to view the leis is not too long, it moves slowly. Everyone is very interested in seeing the details of the craftsmanship.

There are lei stands outside the viewing area, many of which offer high-quality leis for purchase.

This was the 72nd observance of this annual event. It is sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu.

Please Note:

These pictures were taken with a Sony Cybershot (DSC-F55) digital camera without using flash. The contest leis were in the shade (not optimal for good pictures -- notice the last two (non-contest) pictures which were taken in full sunlight for a comparison).  The camera was handheld at arms distance and there was a slight breeze. That explains some of the slightly fuzzy pictures.  The original resolution was 1600 x 1200 pixels.  Each picture was tone balanced and sharpened using Micrografx Picture Publisher 8. A 640 x 480 pixel image was cropped out of each image (or in a few cases, the entire image was reduced to these dimensions).  These cropped images were then reduced to 320 x 240 pixels and sharpened again.  The smallest images are the thumbnails shown here. The other two sizes are available by clicking the small thumbnail (640 x 480) or binocular icon (1600 x 1200).

The order of the contest entries shown above is simply the order in which they were displayed.

There was no attempt to record all of the entries.  There are probably errors and omissions on this page.  Sorry about that.

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Last Updated: 05/02/99
K. W. Bridges (kim@hawaii.edu)