Symbols of Hawaii

1. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

2. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

3. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

4. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

5. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

6. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

7. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

8. Shell lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Shells strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, forming curves.

9. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

10. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

11. Kukui nut & shell lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Kukui nuts with various finishes strung together and shells strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, forming colorful linear patterns.

12. Kukui nut lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Kukui nuts with various finishes strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, forming colorful linear patterns.

13. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

14. Kukui nut lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Kukui nuts with various finishes strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, forming colorful linear patterns.

15. Shell lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Shells strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, forming curves.

16. Shell lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Shells strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, forming curves.

17. Kukui nut lei. Colorful kukui nut lei.

18. Flower and fresh natural foliage hat lei. Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, or wreath, arranged in patterns and placed to decorate a hat.

19. Flower and fresh natural foliage hat lei. Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, or wreath, arranged in patterns and placed to decorate a hat.

20. Flower and fresh natural foliage hat lei. Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, or wreath, arranged in patterns and placed to decorate a hat.

21. Flower and fresh natural foliage lei (garland, wreath, necklace). Flowers and fresh natural foliage strung together forming a lei, garland, wreath, or necklace, arranged in patterns.

22. Taro, or kalo leaf. Taro, kalo, or dasheen heart-shaped leaf (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate. In Hawaii, taro root is used to make poi, a starchy staple.

23. Taro, or kalo leaf. Taro, kalo, or dasheen heart-shaped leaf (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate. In Hawaii, taro root is used to make poi, a starchy staple.

24. Back of taro, or kalo leaf. Back of taro, kalo, or dasheen heart-shaped leaf (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate. In Hawaii, taro root is used to make poi, a starchy staple.

25. Taro, or kalo leaf detail. Backlit taro, kalo, dasheen, gabi, dalo, seppankizhangu, chembu, Arvee, kochu, or karkalo leaf detail (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate.

26. Taro, or kalo leaf detail. Backlit taro, kalo, dasheen, gabi, dalo, seppankizhangu, chembu, Arvee, kochu, or karkalo leaf detail (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate.

27. Taro, or kalo leaf detail. Backlit taro, kalo, dasheen, gabi, dalo, seppankizhangu, chembu, Arvee, kochu, or karkalo leaf detail (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate.

28. Taro, or kalo leaf detail. Backlit taro, kalo, dasheen, gabi, dalo, seppankizhangu, chembu, Arvee, kochu, or karkalo leaf detail (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate.

29. Taro, or kalo leaf detail. Backlit taro, kalo, dasheen, gabi, dalo, seppankizhangu, chembu, Arvee, kochu, or karkalo leaf detail (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate.

30. Two taro, or kalo leaaves. Taro, kalo, or dasheen heart-shaped leaves (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate. In Hawaii, taro root is used to make poi, a starchy staple.

31. Taro, or kalo leaf detail. Backlit taro, kalo, dasheen, gabi, dalo, seppankizhangu, chembu, Arvee, kochu, or karkalo leaf detail (with visible vains) of a tropical plant grown primarily as a vegetable food and secondarily as leaf vegetable. Symbol of staple foods in Oceanic and Pacific cultures, believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, also toxic in its raw form due to the presence of calcium oxalate.