You can do it on-line this year!
Just upload a video of your demonstration or activity and #HiloLeiDayFestival2021, then e-mail the link to us and we will put it in this year’s page!
Do you want to share in 2022?
We are so thrilled that you would like to join us! There is no charge for individuals or groups who would like to share something that supports the mission of He Moʻolelo Kō ka Lei and the Hilo Lei Day Festival. You do need to bring your own tent and materials, however.
Each demonstrator will be approved on a case-by-case basis. In addition to lei making, over the years we have had demonstrators share things such as palm frond basket weaving, kōnane, hula, hula implements, and lau hala weaving.
Environmental groups, such as Recycle Hawaiʻi also have participated and shared their manaʻo.
Following are our basic guidelines:
- Demonstrators shall wear aloha attire and lei, and are encouraged to participate in the group hula and singing, and encourage nearby visitors to do the same
- There is no fee for demonstration booths which do not sell a product or service.
- Demonstrator locations are determined by the organizers of the event.
- Demonstrators may begin setting up any time after noon on 30 April, but must provide their own security for the night. Demonstrators must provide their own tents, tables, chairs. There is no electrical power to any of the spaces.
- Demonstrators must be ready by 8:30 am on 1 May
For more information, and for applications, e-mail us at info@LeiDay.org.
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You can also help to support the Hilo Lei Day Festival, and help to preserve and perpetuate the language of the lei, through your purchase of Hula ʻŌlelo Lei – A Lei Maker’s Glossary. Only 99 cents, because we want this valuable information to be as widely available as possible, but even tiny donations add up to big results!