Almost everyone loves a lei―the making, giving, receiving, and wearing of the lei is a cherished Hawai‘i tradition recognized worldwide. With the renaissance in Hawaiian culture sweeping the islands, growing plants that provide lei materials can be a source of pride and pleasure for the home gardener, an economic opportunity for green-thumb entrepreneurs, and can reduce gathering pressure on the few precious remaining areas of native Hawaiian vegetation.
This book contains information on growing 85 plants that can provide flowers or foliage for lei. Some are traditionally used native species; others are relatively new introductions with a potential place in the lei industry.
In addition to the 170 pages detailing the plants, sections of the book provide useful basic plant production information and helpful tips for anyone wishing to get into the lei material business in a small or large way. In a special section written for this book, two experts on Hawaiian tradition and native Hawaiian plants explain the spiritual and cultural significance of the lei and lei making in ancient Hawai‘i. These authors highlight the ancient Hawaiian conservation ethic and concept of sustainable agriculture, a revival of which could help preserve the islands’ threatened native ecosystems.
This book is a must-have for anyone wanting to help preserve Hawai‘i’s plant and cultural heritage!

Growing Plants for Hawaiian Lei, Updated: 85 Plants for Gardens, Conservation, and Business

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Evans, Dale

CASTRO, LUISA

Hollyer, James R.

Gardening & Landscape Design

College of Tropical Agriculture

Invasive, alien plants are “uninvited guests” in most of Hawai‘i’s ecosystems. Native forests are invaded, and their precious native plant species are choked out. Extensive areas of pasture land have been colonized by plants that cannot be grazed. Weeds can be a fire hazard, and they can be painful impediments to access to natural areas.This book describes over 150 plants that are considered weeds under certain―if not, in some cases, most―circumstances. The plant types represented include trees, shrubs, vines and sprawlers, herbs, and grasses and their relatives. Most of the weeds covered are illustrated in color, both on the page where the weed is treated and on spreads of “thumbnail” images, grouped by growth habit category for convenience in quick identification. The text accompanying the photograph of each weed provides a detailed description, outlines its distribution and environmental impact in Hawai‘i, and relates what is known about methods for managing it.

Weeds of Hawai‘i's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide

Motooka, Philip

Nelson, Duane

Nagai, Guy

Ching, Lincoln

Everyone loves a lei―the making, giving, receiving, and wearing of the lei is a cherished Hawai‘i tradition recognized worldwide. With the renaissance in Hawaiian culture sweeping the Islands, growing plants that provide lei materials can be a source of pride and pleasure for the home gardener and an economic opportunity for green-thumb entrepreneurs, and it can reduce gathering pressure on the few precious remaining areas of native Hawaiian vegetation.\nThis book contains information on growing 85 plants that can provide flowers or foliage for lei. Some are traditionally used native species; others are relatively new introductions with a potential place in the lei industry.\nIn addition to 170 pages detailing the plants, sections of the book provide useful basic plant-production information and helpful tips for anyone wishing to get into the lei-material business in a small or large way. In a special section, two experts on Hawaiian tradition and native Hawaiian plants explain the spiritual and cultural significance of the lei and lei making in ancient Hawai‘i. These authors highlight the ancient Hawaiian conservation ethic and concept of sustainable agriculture, a revival of which could help preserve the Islands’ threatened native ecosystems.\nThis book is a must-have for anyone wanting to help preserve Hawai‘i’s botanical and cultural heritage!

Growing Plants for Hawaiian Lei: 85 Plants for Gardens, Conservation, and Business

Viajes con mi padre (Spanish Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Editorial Planeta

La casa del poeta

Palomas, Alejandro

Pérez-Sauquillo, Vanesa

Uribe, Kirmen

Peri Rossi, Cristina

Cebrián, Mercedes

Margarit, Joan

Barba, Andrés

Merino, Ana

Clark, Ben

Adón, Pilar

Pérez López, María Ángeles

Néstore, Ángelo

García Valdés, Olvido

LANSEROS, RAQUEL

Gamoneda, Antonio

Moreno, Lara

Rossetti, Ana

Batres, Izara

Astur, Manuel

Caballero Bonald, José Manuel

Juaristi, Jon

Díaz-Pimienta, Alexis

Brines, Francisco

García Faet, Berta

Conejero, Alberto

Novo, Olga

Salas, Ada

Peyrou, Mariano

Lucas, Antonio

Sanz, María

Campos, Joaquín

Lostalé, Javier

González Rossi, Aida

Linares, Abelardo

Cid, Alba

Santamaría, Alberto

Oseguera, Ale

Simón Partal, Alejandro

Brezmes, Alfonso

García Núñez, Alicia

Guzmán, Almudena

Bautista, Amalia

Iglesias Serna, Amalia

Castro, Ana

Gorría, Ana

Pérez Cañamares, Ana

Vidal Egea, Ana

Sudón, Andrés

Segovia, Ángela

Serna, Ángela

Martí, Arturo

Luque, Aurora

Asensio, Carlos

Camacho, Carmen

Molina, Constantino

Sarrión, David

Escoffet, Eduard

Marínez, Erika

Espinosa, Estíbaliz

Escarpa, Gonzalo

Hermo, Gonzalo

Larretxea, Hasier

Ge, Jesús

Klimt, Annita

Ferrando, Bartolomé

Altaió, Gerard

Vega, Gustavo

Interventaria

Ferrer, Isidro

Cardosa, Juan

Moranta, Manuel

Carver, Mara

Carrió, Pep

Proyecto Genoma Poético

Blasco, Susana

Payeras, Joan

Pérez Azaústre, Joaquín

García, José Daniel

Parra, Josefa

Pedrals, Josep

Mestre, Juan Carlos

Aguilar, Juan Domingo

Rivero, Juan F.

Gallego Benot, Juan

Maqués, Juan

Piera, Julia

Valero, Julieta

Iribarren, Karmelo

Murua, Kepa

López, Lara

Laura Casielles

Bilbao, Leire

Romero, Manolo

Massanet, Mª Antònia

Eloy García, María

Llamero, Maribel Andrés

Alonso, Martha Asunción

d'Ors, Miguel

Calafell, Mireia

Trampa Ediciones

Sangre de horchata / Horchata Blood (Spanish Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Alfaguara

Winner of the Biblioteca Breve literary prize, this novel chronicles the winter/spring romance of Gaspar, a 57-year-old man, with Julia, a woman younger than his son.

La Segunda Mujer/ the Second Woman (Spanish Edition)

United States

Planeta Publishing

La segunda mujer

Genre Fiction

Booket

Podría hacerte daño

Contemporary

Ediciones del Viento, S.L.

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