Fun Arts

     Treat yourself to a huge variety of fun and useful items all carrying the art of Leilehua Yuen. After viewing any of the shopping pages, you may return here via your "back" button, or by clicking on the main image in the CafePress page. Enjoy!

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Paintings

     `Apapane's deep red feathers were used in the royal regalia  

`I`iwi also added color to the ancient forest. 

     Litle `elepaio, forest spirit beloved of canoe builders, is one of our unique native birds. 

   The hibiscus is found in gardens throughout Hawai`i. We are fortunate to have many native varieties as well as hybreds in an astonishing rainbow of colors!

     The serenity of Mahina, the full moon, shines over a hula dancer and the sea.

     This still life of hula implements evokes the calm space the dancers enters prior to the drama of the dance.

    Though they are finely crafted musical instruments, the gourd drums begin as humble plants of the field.

     The hula `uli`uli, with its rapid rythms and dramatic movements, is much appreciated by modern audiences.

For many, the ki`i, or tiki, are the symbol of Hawai`i. 

     Makali`i, the Pleides, is an important constellation in Hawaiian culture.

Hula Riders Motorcycle Club is a loosly organized group of peope who love motorcycles and the culture of Hawai`i. We enjoy riding to various historic and cultural sites in the islands and learning the chants, hula, and stories associated with these special wahi. For more about motorcycles in Hawai`i, visit www.Wrench-Wench.com.   

     Coming soon!   Learn more about Hawaiian gourds here.

     The `AHINAHINA is an endangered plant growing in the alpine regions of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and Haleakala. The foliage is lime green, with the lower leaves, and the upper leaf tips appearing to have been dipped in silver or mercury. For more information on the `ahinahina, click here.

     This image shows Mauna Loa in the background, as the `ahinahina grows on the shoulder of Mauna Kea.