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>> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

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>> Join us on a trip

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to Hawaii for a special

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two-part episode focused

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on the native art of the lei.

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In Part 1, we'll visit a lei

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store in downtown Honolulu

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to see the variety and

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multitude of lei,

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meet lei-maker and

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author Meleana Estes,

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tour Little Plumeria Farms,

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of "Family Ingredients"

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creates a local dish.

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♪♪

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom."

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In Hawaii, May Day is Lei Day,

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and I've always been intrigued

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by Hawaii ever

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since I was young.

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I was fortunate to visit

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Hawaii twice in my youth,

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as I tagged along with my

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florist parents

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for industry conventions.

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When my father was president

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of the Society of American

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Florists, we visited the island

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of Oahu, Kauai, and Maui.

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My attraction to Hawaii

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and its spirit of aloha

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was rooted from then on.

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Fast-forward to today,

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as the creator and host

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of a show all about flowers,

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it seemed high time

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to learn more about the flowers

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of Hawaii

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and specifically the varied

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and beautiful tradition of lei.

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I decided Lei Day, May 1st, was

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the perfect opportunity.

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Join me as we take

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an in-depth look at

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the Hawaiian culture of lei.

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There's so much more

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to be learned

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than I ever dreamed.

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The customs, traditions,

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and symbolism of lei

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go well beyond

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the well-known greeting of

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"aloha" at airport arrivals.

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Lei culture is not only

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fascinating and beautiful,

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it also touches the heart

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in moving and meaningful ways.

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Join me as I learn

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the "lei" of the land,

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thanks to the many friends,

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old and new, who exemplify

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the spirit of aloha

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on our way to the annual

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Lei Day celebration and

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lei-making competition

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in Queen Kapi’olani Park.

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My first stop on any visit

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to Hawaii is the Lei Shoppe.

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I love to wear lei

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when I'm on the islands.

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There's no wrong time

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and my crew will don them

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every day we're here.

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Why? Because I love lei

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and I love Hawaii,

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as if you couldn't tell.

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So, Karen, this is my first stop

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whenever I come to Hawaii.

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You are always busy.

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This place is busy.

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We got here when you opened, and

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you were selling lei already.

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How many leis do you think

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you've made over the years?

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How many leis have

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gone out of this store?

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>> Oh, I'm sure thousands.

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been here like over 60 years.

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>> I'm thinking millions.

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that it's seasonal

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and there could be, like,

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a bad weather spell,

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and that can really halt

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harvest production.

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>> Every single person here --

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your nephews, your brother --

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everyone has

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this amazing spirit about them.

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And there's love in every lei

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they're helping someone find.

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that from my mother.

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>> My mother always said,

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"Take care of the person

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outside there,

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whatever they want."

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first before ours.

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with that mind-set.

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>> Cindy.

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>> Turn around, Mom, and

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say hello to everybody.

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>> Okay. Hello. Good morning.

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>> This is Cindy.

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It is such a pleasure to meet

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>> So wonderful, so wonderful.

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>> You're fast.

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>> You're fast, Cindy.

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>> Must go fast, yes.

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>> Ahhh, I have been coming

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to your store since I was 7.

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When I would -- And, so,

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whenever we would come,

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>> And this is such an honor

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to interview you and talk to you

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and get to watch you make lei.

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Something different, yeah?

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>> Hello. Plumeria lei.

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>> Pretty good for 92.

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>> She is a legend.

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I love that. I love that.

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that whole legacy alive.

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It's so amazing.

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so important about a lei?

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of gifting.

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for that person

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that's trying to buy a lei.

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"What's your occasion?

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some information to guide them

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to make that right choice.

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is going to be in a picture.

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It's going to be in a book.

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>> And people remember that.

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>> What's your favorite part

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>> Talking to people

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about their stories.

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health going on with flowers.

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It's the aloha spirit.

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It's the aloha spirit.

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with each other, that that makes

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it even better for everyone.

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where you live.

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>> I want to make lei from

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the flowers I have in my garden.

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Karen, thank you so much

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for talking to me.

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I appreciate it.

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It's such a treat.

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It's such a treat.

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as beautiful as your leis,

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and your spirit is so --

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of the most exotic plumeria,

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also known as frangipani,

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found anywhere in the world.

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Plumeria trees flower

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new varieties of plumeria.

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pink, red, white and yellow,

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orange, or pastel.

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the flower is called melia.

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When my team at

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American Public Television

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learned I was planning on

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bringing "Life in Bloom"

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to Hawaii,

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they suggested I contact

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the owner of Mud Hen Water,

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Chef Ed Kenney,

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who is also the host

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of PBS Hawaii's show

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"Family Ingredients."

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I love family ingredients,

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so I was thrilled,

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to say the least,

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when Ed agreed to not only

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appear on "Life in Bloom,"

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but graciously

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and with much Aloha,

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offered to prepare a recipe

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or two.

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Yes, please.

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>> Yeah, so

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as you said, this restaurant

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is called Mud Hen Water.

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>> Okay.

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>> People ask me, "What kind of

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stupid name is that?"

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Mud Hen Water is actually

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the English translation

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of the road that we're on,

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Waialae.

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Wai is "water."

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Alae is the native Hawaiian

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"mud hen."

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As with most things in Hawaii,

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there's a legend, or a

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mo'olelo behind it.

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>> Okay.

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>> And the red-faced

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native indigenous mud hen

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frequented a spring

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that was right here,

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and it became

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a community gathering place.

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So when we opened this

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restaurant, we saw

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this as an opportunity

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to tell that story.

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We created a watering hole,

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a community gathering place --

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Mud Hen Water.

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And that kind of goes along

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with what we do here.

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We're in Hawaii.

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We try to really lift up

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the unique aspects

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of this culture and history.

349
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So a lot of our food

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includes native ingredients,

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foraged wild ingredients,

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and that's

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what we've got here today.

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This dish is called

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The Big Five.

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On this dish,

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native ingredients.

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First off, ulu.

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This is also known as

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breadfruit.

361
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These are from the tree

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in my backyard.

363
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>> Okay.

364
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>> Probably produces

365
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400 pounds of fruit a year.

366
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One little tree.

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So it's just prolific

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and it's delicious.

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Simple.

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Twice fried with fried herbs.

371
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>> I've seen it on your show a

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lot.

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>> Oh, there you go.

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>> I know. Right? Right?

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>> Yeah.

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>> Oh, yeah.

377
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>> So, it's very bready

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when it's green,

379
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and then, when it's ripe,

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it turns almost into,

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like a crème brûlée custard

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with this tropical

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mango-banana flavor.

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So you can use it

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at all stages of ripeness.

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Here, we have native fern

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shoots, also known as ho'i'o.

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So, we make

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a simple salad out of that.

390
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It's actually got this --

391
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I don't know if you'll see

392
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this -- this slimy aspect to it.

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So what we've done is paired it

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with every slimy ingredient

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we can think of.

396
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There's okra in there.

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There's mountain yam

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in there, which is also slimy.

399
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I love it.

400
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Some people may find

401
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it a little challenging.

402
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This -- wood ear mushroom.

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In Hawaiian, it's called

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pepeiao.

405
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Pepeiao is actually

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the Hawaiian word for "ear."

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We use that in

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a crunchy kind of Szechuan slaw.

409
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Can't have a salad in Hawaii

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without pineapple.

411
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>> Right.

412
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>> It is introduced

413
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and it's not native,

414
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but people equate

415
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Hawaii with pineapple.

416
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Oh, I should actually

417
00:11:49,166 --> 00:11:54,166
probably point out

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that this dish right here

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is 100% locally grown.

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We are really making a concerted

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effort to support

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local agriculture and foragers,

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and so this dish is 100% local,

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except for the nori,

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which is seaweed

426
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that we ship in from Japan.

427
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>> What's this one over here?

428
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>> Roasted and raw roots from

429
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MA’O Organic Farm,

430
00:12:09,933 --> 00:12:13,933
the largest organic

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farm on the island.

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Purslane, which we refer to

433
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as "bus-stop vegetable."

434
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It grows out of the cracks

435
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in the sidewalk at the bus stop.

436
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But we have someone

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growing it for us.

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[ Both laugh ]

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Little smoked yogurt underneath.

440
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This is vegan or vegetarian,

441
00:12:27,700 --> 00:12:31,866
but lots of vegetarians swear

442
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that we snuck in bacon

443
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at some point,

444
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because the smoked yogurt

445
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kind of plays this trick

446
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on your brain thinking

447
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that you're eating bacon,

448
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but you're not.

449
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>> Wow.

450
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>> You want to dig in?

451
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>> I do.

452
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Okay, so, this one with the ear.

453
00:12:42,700 --> 00:12:46,400
>> Yeah. So, this is a fungus

454
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that you'll find

455
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when you're on hikes

456
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here up in the mountains.

457
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It often -- It sprouts out

458
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of fallen logs,

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like, decaying, rotting logs.

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And it grows

461
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out just in this fan shape.

462
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And more than flavor,

463
00:12:57,733 --> 00:13:01,233
it's a textural thing.

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So in this salad,

465
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it really adds kind of

466
00:13:01,233 --> 00:13:07,800
a textural crunch to it.

467
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Based on surf trips to Mexico

468
00:13:05,233 --> 00:13:11,100
and that part of the world,

469
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they use salt and lime

470
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and chili with their fruit.

471
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So we've kind of robbed that.

472
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And this has a very kind of

473
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Latin American,

474
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Mexican flavor profile.

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>> Okay, so, this is the smoky

476
00:13:21,266 --> 00:13:25,000
bacon.

477
00:13:21,833 --> 00:13:27,833
>> Yeah, the smoked yogurt

478
00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:27,833
that gives the illusion of

479
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bacon being in the dish.

480
00:13:30,966 --> 00:13:36,033
>> Mm-hmm. I got it.

481
00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,633
>> Yeah.

482
00:13:34,366 --> 00:13:38,366
>> That's amazing, too.

483
00:13:36,033 --> 00:13:40,866
>> Yeah, so,

484
00:13:36,633 --> 00:13:41,733
smoke attaches itself to fat.

485
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So, yogurt has fat,

486
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so it works really

487
00:13:41,733 --> 00:13:47,533
well in the smoker.

488
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>> It's all delicious, Ed.

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I mean, it has been a pleasure.

490
00:13:47,533 --> 00:13:52,400
So, I'm a huge fan so, you know,

491
00:13:49,833 --> 00:13:53,566
a little starstruck,

492
00:13:51,366 --> 00:13:54,333
which is awesome.

493
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But I appreciate so much

494
00:13:53,566 --> 00:13:56,133
that you opened up

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00:13:54,333 --> 00:13:57,600
your restaurant to us,

496
00:13:55,333 --> 00:13:58,733
you allowed us to come here,

497
00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:59,633
It's amazing.

498
00:13:58,733 --> 00:14:00,766
It's the aloha spirit.

499
00:13:59,633 --> 00:14:01,666
>> Yeah. Thanks for including us

500
00:14:00,766 --> 00:14:03,733
in your adventure.

501
00:14:01,666 --> 00:14:03,733
>> Absolutely.

502
00:14:12,133 --> 00:14:14,566
>> When we chose to feature

503
00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,000
Lei Day on "Life in Bloom,"

504
00:14:14,566 --> 00:14:17,666
of course I wanted to see

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00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,000
where lei flowers are grown.

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And one of the most popular

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00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:23,400
flowers for lei is plumeria.

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You can imagine my joy

509
00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,133
when I discovered

510
00:14:24,033 --> 00:14:26,666
Little Plumeria Farms

511
00:14:25,133 --> 00:14:27,933
on the North Shore of Oahu.

512
00:14:26,666 --> 00:14:28,966
There's so much love

513
00:14:27,933 --> 00:14:30,633
about this place.

514
00:14:28,966 --> 00:14:32,666
Lei flowers? Check.

515
00:14:30,633 --> 00:14:33,500
Multi-generational family farm?

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00:14:32,666 --> 00:14:34,766
Check.

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Pioneer hybridizing

518
00:14:34,766 --> 00:14:37,066
of plumeria flower varieties?

519
00:14:36,266 --> 00:14:38,600
Check.

520
00:14:37,066 --> 00:14:39,800
Join me at this amazing

521
00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,000
family flower farm

522
00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:43,566
that recently celebrated

523
00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,133
their 50th anniversary.

524
00:14:43,566 --> 00:14:45,466
>> Speaking

525
00:14:44,133 --> 00:14:46,800
of flowers, right here,

526
00:14:45,466 --> 00:14:48,700
and we got Vera Cruz rose,

527
00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,333
which is -- smells just like

528
00:14:48,700 --> 00:14:50,600
a rose, actually,

529
00:14:49,333 --> 00:14:52,133
as you pick it right here.

530
00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:55,366
>> It smells exactly like rose.

531
00:14:52,133 --> 00:14:56,266
It smells really good.

532
00:14:53,033 --> 00:14:57,533
>> It does! That's crazy.

533
00:14:55,366 --> 00:14:58,600
>> This whole area,

534
00:14:56,266 --> 00:14:59,500
with all these trees,

535
00:14:57,533 --> 00:15:02,700
you literally can just breathe

536
00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:04,800
in, and you'll smell that.

537
00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:06,666
>> Yeah. Yeah. That's magical.

538
00:15:02,700 --> 00:15:08,433
Your dad has hybridized

539
00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:10,533
how many varieties?

540
00:15:06,666 --> 00:15:11,066
>> Over 100 different varieties

541
00:15:08,433 --> 00:15:12,233
that my dad's put his JL

542
00:15:11,066 --> 00:15:14,033
which is Jim Little stamp

543
00:15:12,233 --> 00:15:15,600
of approval, to be released.

544
00:15:14,033 --> 00:15:16,666
>> So, what are we looking for

545
00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:17,766
when we're looking for

546
00:15:16,666 --> 00:15:19,366
a plumeria that your dad

547
00:15:17,766 --> 00:15:21,000
would put his stamp on?

548
00:15:19,366 --> 00:15:23,433
>> So, one thing is, of course,

549
00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,700
the color can't be similar

550
00:15:23,433 --> 00:15:25,733
to any other variety

551
00:15:24,700 --> 00:15:27,000
that's out there.

552
00:15:25,733 --> 00:15:28,400
We don't want confusion.

553
00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,066
We want something unique.

554
00:15:27,866 --> 00:15:30,633
where, like --

555
00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:32,300
you know what I mean? --

556
00:15:29,066 --> 00:15:33,766
That's awesome.

557
00:15:30,633 --> 00:15:35,700
Fragrance is

558
00:15:32,300 --> 00:15:38,266
a very important part

559
00:15:33,766 --> 00:15:39,033
of selecting a flower for

560
00:15:35,700 --> 00:15:39,833
my dad's collection.

561
00:15:38,266 --> 00:15:40,966
We just want it to be

562
00:15:39,033 --> 00:15:41,533
strong and healthy.

563
00:15:39,833 --> 00:15:42,533
We don't want a weak tree.

564
00:15:40,966 --> 00:15:43,133
We want something

565
00:15:41,533 --> 00:15:45,800
that's going to grow for people

566
00:15:42,533 --> 00:15:47,366
when they purchase

567
00:15:43,133 --> 00:15:48,366
a hybrid cutting.

568
00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:49,466
It takes years, you know,

569
00:15:47,366 --> 00:15:50,500
up to 10 years,

570
00:15:48,366 --> 00:15:51,433
until we actually release

571
00:15:49,466 --> 00:15:53,900
something, because we have to

572
00:15:50,500 --> 00:15:54,633
kind of go through

573
00:15:51,433 --> 00:15:56,400
all these tests.

574
00:15:53,900 --> 00:15:59,033
Over here, this

575
00:15:54,633 --> 00:16:02,500
is one of my dad's rarest

576
00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:04,833
varieties, named JL Metallica.

577
00:15:59,033 --> 00:16:06,666
It's a purple-silver color with

578
00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:07,866
a kind of like a Pez --

579
00:16:04,833 --> 00:16:09,833
Was it candy-grape fragrance?

580
00:16:06,666 --> 00:16:10,866
>> Yeah.

581
00:16:07,866 --> 00:16:12,366
>> But just to have --

582
00:16:09,833 --> 00:16:13,866
>> Yeah.

583
00:16:10,866 --> 00:16:16,133
>> To have that

584
00:16:12,366 --> 00:16:17,166
really silver purple

585
00:16:13,866 --> 00:16:18,033
in the plumeria is very rare.

586
00:16:16,133 --> 00:16:19,633
So everyone

587
00:16:17,166 --> 00:16:20,633
in the plumeria world

588
00:16:18,033 --> 00:16:21,766
knows JL Metallica,

589
00:16:19,633 --> 00:16:23,066
and even the buds,

590
00:16:20,633 --> 00:16:23,966
you can see, have

591
00:16:21,766 --> 00:16:25,133
that purple silver.

592
00:16:23,066 --> 00:16:25,900
So it's a very,

593
00:16:23,966 --> 00:16:27,600
very beautiful tree

594
00:16:25,133 --> 00:16:28,433
and one of my dad's

595
00:16:25,900 --> 00:16:29,700
rarest varieties.

596
00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:31,200
>> So, yeah, this one

597
00:16:28,433 --> 00:16:32,500
is actually named after my mom.

598
00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:33,366
It's called JL Sandy.

599
00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:34,566
And it actually smells

600
00:16:32,500 --> 00:16:35,833
like baby powder.

601
00:16:33,366 --> 00:16:36,400
It's a really good

602
00:16:34,566 --> 00:16:37,166
lei flower, as well.

603
00:16:35,833 --> 00:16:37,900
>> Yeah.

604
00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,066
>> Isn't that crazy?

605
00:16:37,166 --> 00:16:40,533
>> You guys are just

606
00:16:37,900 --> 00:16:41,866
making me crazy with this.

607
00:16:39,066 --> 00:16:42,933
This is amazing.

608
00:16:40,533 --> 00:16:43,500
Yes, baby powder.

609
00:16:41,866 --> 00:16:45,766
>> Yeah, it's cool.

610
00:16:42,933 --> 00:16:47,400
It's crazy.

611
00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:50,533
In a lei, it smells even better.

612
00:16:45,766 --> 00:16:52,100
>> So, it has a different

613
00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:53,633
structure, because, I mean,

614
00:16:50,533 --> 00:16:55,433
how it's folded in the center --

615
00:16:52,100 --> 00:16:57,466
>> So, overlapping petals.

616
00:16:53,633 --> 00:16:58,200
It has that big punch of,

617
00:16:55,433 --> 00:16:59,266
like, a sunrise punch of color

618
00:16:57,466 --> 00:17:00,400
in the middle, like,

619
00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,933
kind of orange and yellow,

620
00:16:59,266 --> 00:17:03,400
and it's thicker.

621
00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:04,700
You feel the texture is thick,

622
00:17:01,933 --> 00:17:05,866
so it's good for lei-making.

623
00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:07,200
Every tree has its

624
00:17:04,700 --> 00:17:09,466
own little characteristics,

625
00:17:05,866 --> 00:17:10,266
but this one's a keeper, and

626
00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:12,466
my wife, Sandy, is very happy.

627
00:17:09,466 --> 00:17:13,466
>> Better be good, right?

628
00:17:10,266 --> 00:17:14,433
>> It better be, yes,

629
00:17:12,466 --> 00:17:15,266
or I'm gonna hear it.

630
00:17:13,466 --> 00:17:16,200
>> Right, right.

631
00:17:14,433 --> 00:17:18,300
>> So this is a keeper.

632
00:17:15,266 --> 00:17:20,366
>> That's amazing.

633
00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:23,566
>> So, this actually is called

634
00:17:18,300 --> 00:17:26,000
JL Hawaiian Coral,

635
00:17:20,366 --> 00:17:27,800
and it smells just like a peach.

636
00:17:23,566 --> 00:17:29,266
Take a whiff.

637
00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:31,033
[ Laughter ]

638
00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:32,266
>> You guys are killing me.

639
00:17:29,266 --> 00:17:34,166
This is amazing!

640
00:17:31,033 --> 00:17:35,033
>> It's a peach one

641
00:17:32,266 --> 00:17:36,500
and it's on the dot, on the dot.

642
00:17:34,166 --> 00:17:38,433
>> I mean, not just a peach.

643
00:17:35,033 --> 00:17:40,166
It is strong peach.

644
00:17:36,500 --> 00:17:41,333
>> It's a fresh peach, yeah,

645
00:17:38,433 --> 00:17:43,066
that you're slicing into, that

646
00:17:40,166 --> 00:17:45,066
you just picked off the tree.

647
00:17:41,333 --> 00:17:45,966
>> So this, in a lei,

648
00:17:43,066 --> 00:17:47,033
is unbelievable.

649
00:17:45,066 --> 00:17:48,200
>> Oh, yeah.

650
00:17:45,966 --> 00:17:49,266
>> Yes. It's awesome.

651
00:17:47,033 --> 00:17:51,400
And the color has, you know,

652
00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:52,700
Hawaiian coral just for

653
00:17:49,266 --> 00:17:53,266
kind of that pinkish color.

654
00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,766
Look at the blooms.

655
00:17:52,700 --> 00:17:56,166
>> Yeah.

656
00:17:53,266 --> 00:17:58,166
>> Every single stem has,

657
00:17:54,766 --> 00:17:58,966
like, a flower head on it,

658
00:17:56,166 --> 00:18:00,533
and it's, like, striking.

659
00:17:58,166 --> 00:18:01,233
It's like somebody went

660
00:17:58,966 --> 00:18:02,533
like this on the ground.

661
00:18:00,533 --> 00:18:03,833
and threw

662
00:18:01,233 --> 00:18:04,666
some aloha on the ground,

663
00:18:02,533 --> 00:18:05,700
and just nature does --

664
00:18:03,833 --> 00:18:07,100
take in its course.

665
00:18:04,666 --> 00:18:09,900
So it's really.

666
00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:11,000
>> It's so true.

667
00:18:07,100 --> 00:18:12,433
So, when you mention aloha,

668
00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:14,100
how do you guys --

669
00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,666
how would you describe

670
00:18:12,433 --> 00:18:16,366
the aloha spirit?

671
00:18:14,100 --> 00:18:18,566
>> I mean,

672
00:18:14,666 --> 00:18:19,333
aloha means love, of course.

673
00:18:16,366 --> 00:18:21,800
And, like, what we do here

674
00:18:18,566 --> 00:18:22,633
at the farm

675
00:18:19,333 --> 00:18:23,733
is basically share our aloha

676
00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,266
from ourselves

677
00:18:22,633 --> 00:18:25,166
and with the flowers.

678
00:18:23,733 --> 00:18:27,966
>> Right.

679
00:18:24,266 --> 00:18:29,433
>> There's so many different

680
00:18:25,166 --> 00:18:30,433
varieties, and just, I mean,

681
00:18:27,966 --> 00:18:31,900
aloha is special, right?

682
00:18:29,433 --> 00:18:33,700
It's a special thing.

683
00:18:30,433 --> 00:18:35,666
And for us to be able to share

684
00:18:31,900 --> 00:18:36,600
it, you know, through these

685
00:18:33,700 --> 00:18:40,333
plumerias is kind of exciting.

686
00:18:35,666 --> 00:18:41,200
>> Someone told me

687
00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:42,733
that if aloha spirit could be

688
00:18:40,333 --> 00:18:44,400
a physical thing

689
00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:45,666
that we could put our hands on,

690
00:18:42,733 --> 00:18:48,700
it would be a lei.

691
00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:49,966
And I think a lei from

692
00:18:45,666 --> 00:18:50,933
Little Plumeria Farm is --

693
00:18:48,700 --> 00:18:52,900
that's aloha spirit, you guys.

694
00:18:49,966 --> 00:18:53,766
That's what you're doing,

695
00:18:50,933 --> 00:18:55,666
and that's amazing.

696
00:18:52,900 --> 00:18:56,866
That's the best thing.

697
00:18:55,666 --> 00:18:58,166
So thank you so much

698
00:18:56,866 --> 00:18:58,966
for letting me be here.

699
00:18:58,166 --> 00:18:59,733
>> Thank you for coming.

700
00:18:58,966 --> 00:19:01,000
>> Thank you, yeah,

701
00:18:59,733 --> 00:19:01,833
for the kind words, man.

702
00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,833
I'm stoked

703
00:19:01,833 --> 00:19:03,966
that you really feel it,

704
00:19:02,833 --> 00:19:06,100
because that is aloha,

705
00:19:03,966 --> 00:19:06,100
you know, and that's awesome.

706
00:19:12,233 --> 00:19:14,866
>> As we've learned,

707
00:19:13,066 --> 00:19:16,133
there are many types of lei, and

708
00:19:14,866 --> 00:19:17,033
I wanted to experience them all,

709
00:19:16,133 --> 00:19:18,700
of course.

710
00:19:17,033 --> 00:19:19,766
Naturally, I was elated

711
00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:21,166
when lei-maker, lei

712
00:19:19,766 --> 00:19:22,266
historian, and author

713
00:19:21,166 --> 00:19:23,433
Meleana Estes

714
00:19:22,266 --> 00:19:25,600
accepted my invitation

715
00:19:23,433 --> 00:19:27,233
to appear on our lei show.

716
00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:30,166
When I mentioned Meleana and

717
00:19:27,233 --> 00:19:31,466
"Lei Aloha" to Ed Kenney,

718
00:19:28,933 --> 00:19:33,600
he generously offered

719
00:19:30,166 --> 00:19:36,266
for us to meet with Meleana

720
00:19:31,466 --> 00:19:38,633
at his place to discuss her book

721
00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:39,400
and the profound culture of lei.

722
00:19:36,266 --> 00:19:40,633
You are the author of

723
00:19:38,633 --> 00:19:41,400
"Lei Aloha"

724
00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:42,900
>> Me and Jenny Fiedler, yes,

725
00:19:40,633 --> 00:19:44,100
my co-author.

726
00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:44,733
>> This book is so beautiful

727
00:19:42,900 --> 00:19:45,800
and has so much information

728
00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:47,133
inside it.

729
00:19:44,733 --> 00:19:48,566
So, today,

730
00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,533
you are going to teach us --

731
00:19:47,133 --> 00:19:50,600
This is kind of your signature

732
00:19:48,566 --> 00:19:51,633
lei, the po'o lei.

733
00:19:49,533 --> 00:19:53,066
>> Yeah. But this style of lei,

734
00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,800
some people want to call it --

735
00:19:51,633 --> 00:19:54,766
Well, it's a lei po'o -- worn on

736
00:19:53,066 --> 00:19:56,433
your head.

737
00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,700
Po'o is "head." Head lei.

738
00:19:54,766 --> 00:19:59,533
But, really, it means to wind.

739
00:19:56,433 --> 00:20:00,933
But you can also do

740
00:19:57,700 --> 00:20:02,500
a couple other techniques.

741
00:19:59,533 --> 00:20:03,700
And I just wanted to show you.

742
00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:04,266
So, there's a hili, which is

743
00:20:02,500 --> 00:20:05,966
to just braid one material.

744
00:20:03,700 --> 00:20:07,233
And so that's

745
00:20:04,266 --> 00:20:08,300
often done with fern.

746
00:20:05,966 --> 00:20:09,400
What you do is, you just braid

747
00:20:07,233 --> 00:20:10,533
the stems of the fern.

748
00:20:08,300 --> 00:20:11,800
And then, sometimes,

749
00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,866
you can do a braid

750
00:20:10,533 --> 00:20:13,500
and then adding a material,

751
00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:15,333
and that's te hipu’u.

752
00:20:12,866 --> 00:20:15,833
And you're wearing

753
00:20:13,500 --> 00:20:16,766
lei a'i, which is worn

754
00:20:15,333 --> 00:20:17,666
on your neck.

755
00:20:15,833 --> 00:20:18,900
All of these were made

756
00:20:16,766 --> 00:20:20,066
in a kui method,

757
00:20:17,666 --> 00:20:20,833
which is with needle and thread,

758
00:20:18,900 --> 00:20:21,533
sewn, yeah.

759
00:20:20,066 --> 00:20:23,333
Kui is to sew.

760
00:20:20,833 --> 00:20:24,733
>> Kui is to sew.

761
00:20:21,533 --> 00:20:25,800
>> Yeah.

762
00:20:23,333 --> 00:20:27,066
Yeah, so, when I make this style

763
00:20:24,733 --> 00:20:28,366
of lei,

764
00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:29,266
my teacher used to say something

765
00:20:27,066 --> 00:20:31,633
pretty dramatic and fun

766
00:20:28,366 --> 00:20:32,866
at her lei workshops,

767
00:20:29,266 --> 00:20:34,466
which is true, is that she says,

768
00:20:31,633 --> 00:20:35,733
"This is your first day

769
00:20:32,866 --> 00:20:36,233
of your life as a lei-maker,

770
00:20:34,466 --> 00:20:37,000
of your new life as a

771
00:20:35,733 --> 00:20:37,833
lei-maker,

772
00:20:36,233 --> 00:20:38,433
and you're going to see

773
00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,700
the world in a totally

774
00:20:37,833 --> 00:20:41,366
different way

775
00:20:38,433 --> 00:20:42,433
once you start doing this."

776
00:20:39,700 --> 00:20:43,600
And it really is true, because,

777
00:20:41,366 --> 00:20:45,366
you know, you start to notice,

778
00:20:42,433 --> 00:20:46,100
like, a plant like this,

779
00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,766
which is a hedge, it's a croton.

780
00:20:45,366 --> 00:20:47,300
There's so many different

781
00:20:46,100 --> 00:20:48,100
varieties of crotons.

782
00:20:46,766 --> 00:20:48,800
>> Right.

783
00:20:47,300 --> 00:20:50,866
>> And you start thinking,

784
00:20:48,100 --> 00:20:52,000
"Oh, I could actually take

785
00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,333
these pieces of the croton

786
00:20:50,866 --> 00:20:53,333
and, you know, use them in my

787
00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,700
lei.

788
00:20:52,333 --> 00:20:55,633
And I could maybe loop them

789
00:20:53,333 --> 00:20:57,233
like this or I could stick

790
00:20:54,700 --> 00:20:58,100
them out of my lei."

791
00:20:55,633 --> 00:21:00,333
So you really start to, like,

792
00:20:57,233 --> 00:21:00,900
take in your world

793
00:20:58,100 --> 00:21:02,066
in a sort of different way,

794
00:21:00,333 --> 00:21:02,900
you know?

795
00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:04,100
And even this -- this is

796
00:21:02,066 --> 00:21:05,966
actually called bleeding heart.

797
00:21:02,900 --> 00:21:07,000
It's a terrible weed,

798
00:21:04,100 --> 00:21:08,166
but it's really great in lei.

799
00:21:05,966 --> 00:21:09,600
You know, this is little.

800
00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,966
And bougainvillea.

801
00:21:08,166 --> 00:21:12,100
You see this everywhere.

802
00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:13,866
This is called hinahina,

803
00:21:10,966 --> 00:21:14,433
but it's not real hinahina.

804
00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:15,466
It's really Spanish moss.

805
00:21:13,866 --> 00:21:15,966
>> Right.

806
00:21:14,433 --> 00:21:16,933
>> So, I'll do something like

807
00:21:15,466 --> 00:21:18,733
this with this

808
00:21:15,966 --> 00:21:21,233
and kind of bunch it up

809
00:21:16,933 --> 00:21:22,366
to kind of give a wild flare.

810
00:21:18,733 --> 00:21:23,400
And this is pohinahina,

811
00:21:21,233 --> 00:21:24,366
another kind of

812
00:21:22,366 --> 00:21:25,900
silvery ground cover

813
00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,866
that is found a lot

814
00:21:24,366 --> 00:21:28,133
in coastal areas.

815
00:21:25,900 --> 00:21:30,333
that has kind of this

816
00:21:26,866 --> 00:21:31,700
eucalyptus smell to it,

817
00:21:28,133 --> 00:21:33,300
but it's really quite sturdy,

818
00:21:30,333 --> 00:21:33,700
and I love it.

819
00:21:31,700 --> 00:21:35,866
This is akia.

820
00:21:33,300 --> 00:21:38,533
This is

821
00:21:33,700 --> 00:21:39,366
another native to Hawaii, akia.

822
00:21:35,866 --> 00:21:40,833
So, this is our lehua mamo,

823
00:21:38,533 --> 00:21:42,500
or yellow lehua.

824
00:21:39,366 --> 00:21:43,866
We really don't pick

825
00:21:40,833 --> 00:21:44,466
this anymore in the wild.

826
00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:45,300
When it's in your own backyard

827
00:21:43,866 --> 00:21:46,300
or your uncle's

828
00:21:44,466 --> 00:21:47,833
and they test it,

829
00:21:45,300 --> 00:21:48,933
and, you know, it's a healthy

830
00:21:46,300 --> 00:21:50,033
tree, it's okay.

831
00:21:47,833 --> 00:21:50,533
So, I always start with my

832
00:21:48,933 --> 00:21:51,333
three raffia.

833
00:21:50,033 --> 00:21:52,333
>> Okay.

834
00:21:50,533 --> 00:21:53,066
>> It's like raffia, so

835
00:21:51,333 --> 00:21:54,200
it's a natural material.

836
00:21:52,333 --> 00:21:55,000
So, there's going to be

837
00:21:53,066 --> 00:21:56,100
three pieces,

838
00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,733
and you want to leave

839
00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,000
a little to tie around.

840
00:21:56,100 --> 00:21:58,800
It's kind of small,

841
00:21:56,733 --> 00:21:59,633
but it's a tie around your head

842
00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,100
and so, you know,

843
00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,200
you have something

844
00:21:59,633 --> 00:22:04,200
to make it secure on your head.

845
00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:05,500
So, this is where I start.

846
00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:06,900
This is the piko,

847
00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,466
the start of the lei.

848
00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:09,900
Start with some lovely

849
00:22:06,900 --> 00:22:11,200
Polyphylla fern here.

850
00:22:08,466 --> 00:22:12,800
And then, if you can see,

851
00:22:09,900 --> 00:22:14,133
I'm taking one of the pieces.

852
00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:18,733
So the two are your backbone,

853
00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:20,166
and one piece is just going to

854
00:22:14,133 --> 00:22:21,000
be wrapped around these and...

855
00:22:18,733 --> 00:22:21,500
But see how I leave like an inch

856
00:22:20,166 --> 00:22:22,366
of stems?

857
00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,200
Because that's

858
00:22:21,500 --> 00:22:23,766
what develops this, like, face.

859
00:22:22,366 --> 00:22:24,300
>> That's what's going

860
00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:24,833
to hold on to it.

861
00:22:23,766 --> 00:22:25,933
>> Yeah.

862
00:22:24,300 --> 00:22:27,533
>> Right.

863
00:22:24,833 --> 00:22:28,200
>> And you just keep laying

864
00:22:25,933 --> 00:22:28,900
things on that face.

865
00:22:27,533 --> 00:22:30,133
So, I'm just gonna --

866
00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,000
>> I'm surprised at

867
00:22:28,900 --> 00:22:31,400
how similar it is to the way

868
00:22:30,133 --> 00:22:33,000
that I construct the flower

869
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,500
crown.

870
00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:35,900
>> Yeah. It's really -- It's

871
00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,833
quite -- And I like this style

872
00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:38,566
because it is easier,

873
00:22:35,900 --> 00:22:39,500
you know, to fold

874
00:22:36,833 --> 00:22:40,700
and grab, and it helps to do it

875
00:22:38,566 --> 00:22:41,466
on a table

876
00:22:39,500 --> 00:22:42,300
if you're a new lei-maker,

877
00:22:40,700 --> 00:22:42,733
you know, so you kind of --

878
00:22:41,466 --> 00:22:43,366
>> 'Cause you'll have a

879
00:22:42,300 --> 00:22:44,000
flat back.

880
00:22:42,733 --> 00:22:45,600
>> You're gonna

881
00:22:43,366 --> 00:22:46,100
have a flat back.

882
00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,366
You have to have a flat back.

883
00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,766
See how I'm

884
00:22:46,100 --> 00:22:49,566
kind of going greens, and then

885
00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:50,166
I might add some more color.

886
00:22:48,766 --> 00:22:51,866
And then, actually, I'm going

887
00:22:49,566 --> 00:22:53,833
to do a trick here.

888
00:22:50,166 --> 00:22:54,766
I'm going to put this behind,

889
00:22:51,866 --> 00:22:56,266
because I want it to sort of

890
00:22:53,833 --> 00:22:57,200
back the lei and have

891
00:22:54,766 --> 00:22:58,200
the greens come out that way.

892
00:22:56,266 --> 00:22:58,966
>> So, how long does it take

893
00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,666
you to make a lei?

894
00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:02,333
>> Well, that depends on

895
00:22:58,966 --> 00:23:03,233
how -- About an hour.

896
00:23:00,666 --> 00:23:04,366
>> Okay. Oh, wow.

897
00:23:02,333 --> 00:23:05,166
>> So, you can kind of see

898
00:23:03,233 --> 00:23:06,666
the pattern.

899
00:23:04,366 --> 00:23:07,166
>> So, a little bit

900
00:23:05,166 --> 00:23:08,366
of lei etiquette.

901
00:23:06,666 --> 00:23:09,766
>> Yeah.

902
00:23:07,166 --> 00:23:10,766
>> You should never -- If

903
00:23:08,366 --> 00:23:11,466
someone presents you with a lei,

904
00:23:09,766 --> 00:23:13,366
you should never take it off

905
00:23:10,766 --> 00:23:14,533
in their presence.

906
00:23:11,466 --> 00:23:15,400
>> Probably not.

907
00:23:13,366 --> 00:23:15,966
>> That's bad form. Okay.

908
00:23:14,533 --> 00:23:16,733
We should dispose of it

909
00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,166
properly.

910
00:23:15,966 --> 00:23:19,100
>> Yes.

911
00:23:16,733 --> 00:23:19,800
>> And, so, people told us to

912
00:23:18,166 --> 00:23:20,866
hang it from trees,

913
00:23:19,100 --> 00:23:21,666
or they place it --

914
00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,166
or they unstring it

915
00:23:20,866 --> 00:23:23,266
and return to the earth.

916
00:23:21,666 --> 00:23:24,333
>> Yeah.

917
00:23:22,166 --> 00:23:25,166
So, that's a big deal there --

918
00:23:23,266 --> 00:23:26,233
unstringing.

919
00:23:24,333 --> 00:23:26,866
I just have a hard time

920
00:23:25,166 --> 00:23:27,633
throwing them way, you know?

921
00:23:26,233 --> 00:23:28,866
And I wouldn't

922
00:23:26,866 --> 00:23:30,700
ever throw it away, actually.

923
00:23:27,633 --> 00:23:31,966
I'd just lay it there,

924
00:23:28,866 --> 00:23:32,800
and, eventually, you can cut

925
00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:34,300
the string and let the flowers

926
00:23:31,966 --> 00:23:35,366
go onto your yard,

927
00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,066
and it just helps mulch it.

928
00:23:34,300 --> 00:23:36,566
>> So, when I met you today,

929
00:23:35,366 --> 00:23:37,700
you brought a lei for me.

930
00:23:36,066 --> 00:23:40,600
>> Yeah.

931
00:23:36,566 --> 00:23:41,266
>> I mean, and that's amazing.

932
00:23:37,700 --> 00:23:42,666
And it smells amazing.

933
00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,566
>> Yeah.

934
00:23:41,266 --> 00:23:45,366
>> And it's just wonderful.

935
00:23:42,666 --> 00:23:45,866
And I love that

936
00:23:43,566 --> 00:23:48,000
I can wear flowers all the time.

937
00:23:45,366 --> 00:23:50,566
>> Yeah.

938
00:23:45,866 --> 00:23:51,466
>> And I hope that your book,

939
00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:52,200
as well as this series,

940
00:23:50,566 --> 00:23:52,866
can help encourage people

941
00:23:51,466 --> 00:23:53,733
to wear lei all the time.

942
00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,566
>> All the time.

943
00:23:52,866 --> 00:23:55,300
There's never a bad time. Yeah.

944
00:23:53,733 --> 00:23:56,133
>> And it doesn't have to be

945
00:23:54,566 --> 00:23:56,666
on the island.

946
00:23:55,300 --> 00:23:57,700
It could be anywhere.

947
00:23:56,133 --> 00:23:58,533
>> Yeah.

948
00:23:56,666 --> 00:23:59,233
>> It's been a treat to meet

949
00:23:58,533 --> 00:24:00,766
I love the book.

950
00:23:59,233 --> 00:24:01,633
It's one of my favorites now.

951
00:24:00,766 --> 00:24:03,966
>> Thank you so much.

952
00:24:01,633 --> 00:24:03,966
Thank you so much for having me.

953
00:24:07,733 --> 00:24:10,166
>> I hope you've enjoyed Part 1

954
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,266
of our deep dive into

955
00:24:10,166 --> 00:24:13,133
the culture of lei in Hawaii,

956
00:24:12,266 --> 00:24:14,866
and there's still

957
00:24:13,133 --> 00:24:16,400
so much more to learn.

958
00:24:14,866 --> 00:24:18,200
In Part 2, we'll experience

959
00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:20,233
a generational pua kenikeni

960
00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,600
tree, learn more about nature

961
00:24:20,233 --> 00:24:22,766
and lei, along

962
00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,033
with its symbolism,

963
00:24:22,766 --> 00:24:25,033
building up to the annual

964
00:24:24,033 --> 00:24:26,433
Lei Day contest

965
00:24:25,033 --> 00:24:28,066
and special celebration

966
00:24:26,433 --> 00:24:29,366
you won't want to miss.

967
00:24:28,066 --> 00:24:31,366
For "Life in Bloom,"

968
00:24:29,366 --> 00:24:32,100
I'm J Schwanke.

969
00:24:31,366 --> 00:24:34,700
>> Where you're from,

970
00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:36,100
you've got ramps, morels,

971
00:24:34,700 --> 00:24:38,466
fiddlehead ferns.

972
00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:39,666
>> Peonies, tulips.

973
00:24:38,466 --> 00:24:40,333
All of those things that need

974
00:24:39,666 --> 00:24:41,033
to have that winter.

975
00:24:40,333 --> 00:24:41,533
>> Right.

976
00:24:41,033 --> 00:24:42,400
>> Yeah,

977
00:24:41,533 --> 00:24:44,466
they need to have that rest.

978
00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,366
>> Those bulbing plants.

979
00:24:44,466 --> 00:24:46,266
>> Bulbs, corms all

980
00:24:45,366 --> 00:24:47,066
have to have rest.

981
00:24:46,266 --> 00:24:48,200
>> Yeah, so we don't have

982
00:24:47,066 --> 00:24:50,100
that winter die-off here,

983
00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,033
so it really affects our ability

984
00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:52,533
to go out there

985
00:24:51,033 --> 00:24:53,333
and forage wild things.

986
00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:55,066
>> But you also don't have

987
00:24:53,333 --> 00:24:55,833
60-degree-below winters.

988
00:24:55,066 --> 00:24:58,100
>> It's a trade-off.

989
00:24:55,833 --> 00:24:59,633
>> Or 180 inches of snow.

990
00:24:58,100 --> 00:25:00,833
[ Both laugh ]

991
00:24:59,633 --> 00:25:01,966
>> I love being outdoors.

992
00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,400
I can't imagine living

993
00:25:01,966 --> 00:25:05,000
in a place

994
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,700
that gets 30 degrees below.

995
00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,433
Actually, I probably would

996
00:25:05,700 --> 00:25:07,266
figure out cross-country --

997
00:25:06,433 --> 00:25:08,633
>> It gives us so much

998
00:25:07,266 --> 00:25:09,200
appreciation to come here.

999
00:25:08,633 --> 00:25:10,066
>> Right.

1000
00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:10,666
>> That's a good time to come

1001
00:25:10,066 --> 00:25:11,666
here.

1002
00:25:10,666 --> 00:25:13,900
>> Yeah, exactly.

1003
00:25:11,666 --> 00:25:15,366
>> It's true. It's true.

1004
00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:16,500
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