Ka Po‘e Kau Lei: An Oral History of Hawai‘i’s Lei Sellers

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Eleven long-time lei sellers share their experiences on lei making; lei selling on downtown sidewalks, the waterfront, and at the airport; tourism growth; and relationships with wholesalers, the state government, and the military. June 1986, 439 pages, 1 volume, photographs.

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Interviewee Sophia Ventura with nephew at her Kekaulike Street lei stand in downtown Honolulu, ca. 1940. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Fuller.)

Interviewee Sophia Ventura with nephew at her Kekaulike Street lei stand in downtown Honolulu, ca. 1940. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Fuller.)