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Bookmark or Share- Maile Lei - Alii Hawaiian FlowersDescription. Maile Lei. Maile lei are a favorite for the groom at weddings, as a graduation lei and any special celebration. Maile lei are made from a tropical vine that is gathered in the wild. Early Hawaiians recognized this plant for it’s light vanilla aroma. The vines are harvested and carefully cleaned by hand.
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- Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Forestry Program | MaileMaile is a fragrant native vine endemic to all of Hawai’i except Kaho’olawe and Ni’ihau. Maile is a member of the family Apocynaceae and genus Alyxia. Although maile is a vine, it often appears more shrub-like. The leaves vary in size, shape, and color ranging from dark to fairly light green.
- Hawaiian Leis: the Maile Lei - Hawaiian Culture StoriesThe maile lei is one of the most elegant Hawaiian leis to give for just about any cause for celebration, it is most popular for men because it is simple, but regal. A Declaration of Peace. Hawaiian leis woven out of maile were among the most significant of leis and its sacred use was to signify the agreement of peace between two chiefs.
- Maile Lei - Hawaiian Plant & Ceremony | Kukui'ulaMaile Lei – The Divine Scent of Love and Respect. April 18, 2012. A humble, sacred plant, that silently speaks volumes, hides deep within the jungles of Kaua‘i. For centuries, leis made from the shiny fragrant leaves of maile (alyxia oliviformis) have been used to communicate love, respect, blessing, enduring devotion, reverence, friendship ...
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