The proprietor of Rachel's Lei Stand traces her business roots to her grandmother who sold leis on Maunakea Street, at the waterfront, and later at the airport. She describes the long hours and hard work that the lei business requires.lei stand proprietor, lei seller; ; Hawaiian-Chinese-Caucasian; female; Hawaiian-Chinese-Caucasian; femaleInterview conducted in English.Stat
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An independent businesswoman talks about her life, from salesclerk in a Chinese-owned store, to book...
Waikiki-born woman recalls her father, a taxi driver, and mother, a practical nurse; their home on A...
The eleventh of thirteen children, a part-Hawaiian woman details her childhood activities in Pukoo. ...
A part Hawaiian woman--whose lei seller mother once gave birth at the pier--describes the competitiv...
The owner of Harriet's Lei Stand talks about her family-run lei business, which has spanned four gen...
A second-generation lei seller talks about her mother's lei selling in Downtown Honolulu, at the pie...
One of the founding airport lei sellers talks about her Hawaiian lifestyle in Laie. She explains the...
A woman of Hawaiian ancestry recalls her grandmother and mother; Sam Punohu, her uncle, who demonstr...
Starting out as the middle person between the orchid growers and lei sellers, the owner of Bessie's ...
Dorothy's Lei Stand owner recalls starting in Waikiki nightclubs, moving to Lagoon Drive truck stand...
A displaced sugar worker recalls her family background, Kukuihaele upbringing, and taro farming in W...
A part-Hawaiian woman, daughter and wife of Parker Ranch workers, talks about her Waimea childhood, ...
Born in Waipio Valley, a Hawaiian Chinese woman recalls working as one of the first female flight at...
Koloa landowner's daughter reviews her parents' ancestry. She also recalls her father's liquor and s...
Raised on Maui, a Filipino-Hawaiian woman shares warm memories of her Hawaiian grandmother and their...
An independent businesswoman talks about her life, from salesclerk in a Chinese-owned store, to book...
Waikiki-born woman recalls her father, a taxi driver, and mother, a practical nurse; their home on A...
The eleventh of thirteen children, a part-Hawaiian woman details her childhood activities in Pukoo. ...