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Seattle lei makers provide a sense of home for local Hawaiians

Seattle Now

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4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Washington is home to a growing number of native Hawaiians. And Polynesian culture and traditions are flourishing in the Pacific Northwest. Lei makers are keeping busy in the area, weaving lei for celebrations and milestones. Jeannie Yandell talks with the Seattle Time’s Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton about how things are going in the lei business.

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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now.

0:52.5

Washington is home to a growing number of native Hawaiians,

0:56.2

and Polynesian culture and traditions are flourishing in the northwest. Laymakers are keeping busy

1:02.0

in the area, weaving lay for celebrations and milestones. Jeannie Yandel will talk with Seattle

1:08.1

Times reporter Megan Ululani-Boyantin about how things are going in the lay business in a minute.

1:14.2

But first, let's get you caught up.

1:22.2

We'll start with a heads up from the Seattle Now team.

1:25.5

We're getting some R&R and pressing pause this week on our

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evening headlines shows. Our evening show returns Monday, December 1st, but we'll have episodes

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for you each morning this week, including the return of casual Wednesday, our Thanksgiving-themed

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show with Rachel Bell and Geraldine DeRoyter. So look for that in the next couple of days and have a happy Thanksgiving.

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