From seed to seedling, sprout to tree, a flower blooms forth to face the sunshine and grace the air with its fragrance. With roots firmly gripping the soil and leaves protectively encircling, the gift is plucked from the grip of the branch with care by the lei maker. Through the feelings of the heart and the experienced skill of the hands these flowers shine even more brightly on the string  of the lei. Long after the lifespan of the individual flower, the memory of the beauty of the lei remains intact.

A string of songs, each conceived as a seed and given nourishment by the land, the rain, and the sun around us, is now presented to you. In the same way that each flower makes up the whole of this lei, let each song conjure a fragrance and beauty of its own.

"...He `ohu i ka lei hali‘a."
"...Adorned with a lei of fond recollection."

— Fred Krauss