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Volunteers make ti leaf lei for Lahaina memorial

Volunteers wove ti leaf lei strands at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday. The 102 lei are destined to be draped over the Lahaina memorial cross markers on Aug. 8 marking the one year anniversary of the Maui wildfires.

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Erin Sunahara, left, and Nicole Nakamura were weaving ti leaf lei strands at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday. The 102 lei are destined to be draped over the Lahaina memorial cross markers on Aug. 8 marking the one year anniversary of the Maui wildfires.
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Shelley Dahilig, left, Erin Sunahara and Nicole Nakamura were weaving ti leaf lei strands at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Lahaina resident Diane Tevaga, who volunteered to weave ti leaf lei strands at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday, shed a tear while speaking.
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Organizer Dalana Kaneakua began weaving a ti leaf lei strand at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Bundles of ti leaves were ready to by woven by volunteers at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Charlene Mercer, left, Shelley Dahilig, Erin Sunahara and Nicole Nakamura were weaving ti leaf lei strands at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Nicole Nakamura wove several feet of ti leaf lei at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Charlene Mercer held several feet of woven ti leaf lei at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Volunteers Erika Huck, left and Irene Trias hugged at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Shelley Dahilig wove several feet of ti leaf lei strand at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Lahaina resident Diane Tevaga volunteered to weave ti leaf lei strands at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Organizer Dalana Kaneakua demonstrated how to weave a ti leaf lei strand at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Charlene Mercer readied ti to be woven into ti leaf lei at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.
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Shelley Dahilig began weaving a ti leaf lei strand at Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley on Saturday.

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