Lenei

Accessories – Honolulu

Aloha mai kākou, My name is Lenei and I am a Hawaiian cultural practitioner, educator, and jewelry designer/creator/artist. I make jewelry that is influenced by beautiful ocean and land-life. I handpick all my adornments (besides pearls) from the beaches of Hawai‘i nei and never take live animals. My background is in art, but I took a hiatus for the last 5 years to teach in public intermediate school and at a Hawaiian charter school. My passion is Hawaiian culture and making things. I try to practice my culture everyday by creating adornments as my kūpuna did, and offering them to kama‘āina for a fraction of the price. It is important the Hawaiians and locals have equal access to resources and that we perpetuate our culture and traditions of our ancestors daily.