100% GENUINE NIIHAU KAHELELANI SHELL 5 STR WITH SUNRISE 18” L LEI.MADE IN KAUAI

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A GENUINE HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU KAHELELANI SHELL.5 STRAND 18 INCHES LEI ( 3.5 mm SIZE Of NIIHAU SHELL)WITH SUNRISE SHELL....AN OUTSTANDING LEI WITH RICH BEAUTIFUL KAHELELANI SHELL COLORS. THE LEI WAS DESIGNED AND STRUNG BY A RENOWN NIIHAU ARTIST IN THE MAUNA LOA STYLE.  THE KAHELELANI COLORS ARE DEEP FLOWER PINK, MEDIUM AND LIGHT FLOWER PINK, ELEELE BROWN, PINK BLUSH,  MAROON, WHITE .THE LEI IS 100% NIIHAU SHELLS  STRUNG BY A NIIHAU ARTIST. THIS VERY BEAUTIFUL VERY COLORFUL LEI IS FINISHED WITH A 14K GOLD HOOK AND EYE CLASP. THE LEIS ARE 100% NIIHAU SHELLS STRUNG IN KAUAI BY MEMBERS OF THE NIIHAU FAMILY-
THIS ITEM WAS MADE IN HAWAII, AND IS AT LEAST 80% NIIHAU SHELL. THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF NIIHAU SHELL IN THIS ITEM IS 100% . * About the Ni‘ihau Cultural Heritage Foundation *
Job opportunities continued to decline on the island of Ni‘ihau. More and more families were leaving the island, with most moving to Kaua‘i. To help the community deal with this situation, a grant was obtained from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) in 2005 to assist the people of Ni‘ihau in retaining their culture and language as well as in developing economic self-sufficiency.
At a series of community meetings held on Kaua‘i, 21 extended-family groups were identified as being involved to at least some extent in making Ni‘ihau shell lei.
Part of the mission of NCHF is to assist lei makers in the process of marketing their product and to provide a venue for sale of Ni‘ihau shell jewelry that will benefit the artisans more directly. There are already a number of retail outlets on Kaua‘i and throughout Hawai‘i that sell Ni‘ihau shell jewelry, and there are also websites, including eBay, where this jewelry can be found.
All of these retail outlets benefit the shell lei makers because they make their artwork available to the general public. A few families are regular participants in craft fairs on different islands