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VOGUE
A New Book Celebrates the Rich History of the Hawaiian Lei
the New York times
Memoirs of ‘a Renaissance Lei Maker’
BBC
How to experience the real Honolulu, according to a local lei maker
HILUXURY
Past Presence
Today
How this Hawaiian lei maker honors her grandmother through flowers
DOMINO MAGAZINE
How a Maximalist Lei Maker and Her Family Downsized to a 1,000 Square-Foot Honolulu Bungalow
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
Celebrating the lei with Meleana Estes
FLUX
Love is a Lei for All Seasons
CAMILLE STYLES
“The Ocean Is Essential”—Meleana Estes on the Art of Making Leis
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honolulu magazine
Fashion Designer and Lei-Maker Meleana Estes Launches A New Book
MIDWEEK
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