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Continue ShoppingWe sell our products with Lahaina Arts Society on a regular basis.This allows West Side visitors or residents a chance to shop at our booth located outside the Cannery Mall in Lahaina from 10am to 3pm). We are on Summer Holiday for July 2026 but are open for in-person appointment at the Kihei Condo/Shop. In 2026 we are teaching with the American Kumihimo Society (Sept 23-26, 2026) https://amksoc.org/featured-home/gathering-2026-save-the-date/ . Our classes focus on confident beginners and emphasize the blending of Japanese tradition with island inspired Hawaiian necklace lei.
We reimagine traditional Hawaiian Lei to create "Aloha Inspired Forever Lei." Our designs merge an ancient Japanese braiding technique of kumihimo with the beauty of island colors and textures. We showcase our jewelry with the Lahaina Arts Society on Maui's West Side at the Cannery Mall .Check schedules on our website. All of our jewelry is handcrafted exclusively on Maui..
Green Drop Beads with Cream Hawaiian Pakalana Lei Necklace - 22"
A subtle look is created using Green Transparent Drop Beads with Cream seed beads in this Hawaiian Lei Necklace. Inspired by the beautiful Pakalana Lei famous for its amazing smell on the Hawaiian islands. This forever lei is finished with an etched silver toned metallic magnetic end cap and can be worn everywhere. These necklace lei feels wonderful to wear around the neckline and requires little to no care to keep it clean, dust free and bright.
Akalei is Hawaiian for "bead reflections" or "string of multicolored glass beads", which describes this unique style only available here on Maui. We specialize in designing a wide range of modern yet familiar Hawaiian lei. Our necklaces feel wonderful to wear and require little to almost no care by using a clean dry towel every few months to keep dust free and bright.
Kumihimo is an ancient Japanese braid making technique that creates beautiful and strong interlaced cords. This art form goes back hundreds of years as braids were made for use in armor of Japanese samurai warriors. In modern times these braids are designed as belts (obijime) used on kimonos.
Akalei Designs make great gifts for woman, girls, and men! If you would like a unique design I can create almost any length, most colors, and also use a variety of button closures. Ideal as a gift for a holiday, birthday, wedding or anniversary. For customized orders please contact me at info@akaleidesigns.com.
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