WAIMEA — The feather lei, which has traversed time from prized adornment for ancient royalty to the hat brims of paniolo, is a fine art kept alive in Waimea by Leonetta (Leo) Kimura Mills.

Then she pointed to the wall, where the same hat and feather band were hanging. The flower lei most popular with royalty was made from ilima, a type of hibiscus. More than a thousand of the paper ...

Taylor Kennedy, with the National Geographic Image Collection, recently shared his favorite museums in Hawaii. Today he delves deeper into a traditional craft displayed at the Bishop Museum.