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>>> WELCOME BACK. WE FORGET TO SAY THE BEGINNING
OF THE SHOW HAPPY MAY SOMEHOW.
IT IS ALREADY MAY.
IT IS MAY DAY AND IT IS LEI
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. TODAY WE'RE CELEBRATING A
LITTLE BIT OF A BLAZER'S THEME
ON THIS BEAUTIFUL LEI.
WE HAVE JORDAN FROM BLOOM.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. >>
OKAY. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU.
WHAT EXACTLY IS LEI DAY.
>> LEI DAY WAS FOUNDED IN THE
20s IN HAWAII IT'S A WAY TO
CELEBRATE ALOHA AND JUST A
HAWAIIAN CULTURE.
HAWAIIAN CULTURE. SO MAY DAY IS LEI DAY.
I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE
RHYMING HAPPENING THERE.
>> IT DEFINITELY SOUNDS LOVELY.
BASICALLY YOU CELEBRATE BY
MAKING LEIS.
MAKING LEIS. >> THE SPIRIT OF THE LEI IS
WHEN THE PERSON IS MAKING IT
THEY'RE HANDING THAT SPIRIT TO
THE RECIPIENT.
THE RECIPIENT. WHICH IS PART OF THE TRADITION
OF SPREADING THAT LOVE AND
SPREADING THAT ENERGY.
SO APPROPRIATE FOR THE
BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> AND PERFECT FOR THE BLAZERS
BECAUSE YOU MAKE THIS ONE AND
GIVE IT TO THE BLAZERS BECAUSE
YOU WOULD BE PASSING ALL OF THE
SPIRIT.
SPIRIT.
SPIRIT. WE KNOW NATE HAS A LOT OF
SPIRIT.
SPIRIT.
SPIRIT. WE'RE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO
MAKE A LEI.
HAVE YOU EVER MADE A LEI
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. >> NOT OUTSIDE OF ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> YOU DID MAKE ONE, OKAY.
>> MAYBE OR MAYBE NOT.
IT'S A GOOD REMINDER.
>> IT'S ALSO PERFECT TIMING
BECAUSE WE'RE COMING UP ON
MOTHER'S DAY.
MOTHER'S DAY. GRADUATION.
GRADUATION. TONS OF TIME FOR LEI EAST.
>> WE HAD LEIs IN OUR
GRADUATION.
GRADUATION. THE GUYS WORE LEIs AND THE
GIRLS WORE HEAD CROWNS.
>> WE NEED FLOWERS, WE NEED A
NEEDLE.
NEEDLE.
NEEDLE. I
NEEDLE. I LIKE TO USE UP UPHOLSTERY.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
YOU NEED A RIBBON, TIE IT AT
THE END.
THE END.
THE END. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO THREAD IT
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> AND YOU DO IT FROM THE
FRONT.
FRONT.
FRONT. >>
FRONT. >> I DO IT FROM THE FRONT.
I THINK IT'LL BE EASIER.
>> THEN YOU JUST PULL IT ON
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >>
DOWN. >> DO YOU HAVE TO PICK ANY
CERTAIN TYPES OF FLOWERS IF
YOU'RE CHOOSING.
YOU'RE CHOOSING. >> YOU NEED A FLOWER THAT'S
GOING TO BE PRETTY STURDY
THAT'S GOING TO HOLD UP WELL
OVER TIME.
OVER TIME. BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE OUT
OF WATER.
OF WATER.
OF WATER. >> IT'S DIFFICULT.
>> GET IT TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF
THE FLOWER.
THE FLOWER. >> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
PERFECTLY IN THE CENTER.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT MAKING IT
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
PERFECT. >> IF NATE WANTS TO START.
>> I CAN FINISH ONE.
HERE WE GO.
>> AND IT'LL LOOK LIKE YOU DID
SOMETHING REALLY COOL.
>> ORCHID ARE GOING TO BE A
REALLY TRADITIONAL ESTHETIC.
AND THROUGH HERE YOU WANT TO
MAKE THAT LITTLE MOUTH.
>> DID I JUST STAB YOU WITH THE
NEEDLE.
NEEDLE.
NEEDLE. >> NO YOU DIDN'T.
>> THESE NEEDLES THEY'RE SUPER
HARD.
HARD.
HARD. THAT'S CRAZY.
THAT'S CRAZY. >> THEY'RE PRETTY INTENSE BUT
THEY WORK REALLY WELL.
>> THESE FLOWERS ARE VERY
DELICATE.
DELICATE.
DELICATE. HOW CLOSE DO YOU PUSH THEM
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> I PUSH THEM PRETTY CLOSE
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THE LESS GREEN YOU SEE I THINK
THE PRETTIER.
THE PRETTIER. SO YOU CAN KIND OF, AND MOST
FLOWERS YOU CAN BE A LITTLE
STURDY WITH THEM.
THE NICE THING ABOUT CARNATIONS
AND THESE ORCHID BLOSSOMS ARE
ALSO NOT THAT EXPENSIVE.
>> YOU HAVE HEAD SOME REALLY
BEAUTIFUL LEIS OBVIOUSLY.
BUT SOMETIMES FOR WEDDINGS YOU
MAKE.
MAKE.
MAKE. >>
MAKE. >> WEDDINGS THERE'S A LOT OF
CULTURE WHERE IS THEY'RE NOT
CALLED LEIs BUT THE FLOWER
GARLANDS ARE TRADITIONAL.
THAI WEDDINGS, INDONESIAN
WEDDINGS.
WEDDINGS.
WEDDINGS. INDIAN WEDDINGS.
INDIAN WEDDINGS. >> THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> ONCE YOU STRUNG ALL YOUR
FLOWERS ON.
FLOWERS ON. YOU GUYS CAN JUST KEEP WORKING.
YOU'RE GOING TO END UP.
>> I FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE SO
MUCH AND THEN I LOOK AT IT AND
IT'S ONLY FOUR FLOWERS.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH
A STRING LIKE THIS.
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO CUT OFF.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> CUT OFF THE NEEDLE.
>> THOSE ARE HEAVY DUTY
SCISSORS.
SCISSORS.
SCISSORS. >> JUST CUT OFF THE NEEDLE.
>> THEN YOU CAN JUST TIE IT IN
A KNOT.
A KNOT.
A KNOT. TIE IT IN A REALLY STURDY KNOT.
>> I THINK IN LIKE TWO HOURS I
WILL HAVE IT READY TO TIE THE
KNOT AT THE END.
>> YOU'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
>> I JUST WANT TO GIVE THE
EXAMPLE OF WHAT NOT TO DO IF
YOU BREAK THE FLOWER.
BUT THAT'S OKAY.
>> BUT THAT'S GOOD.
IT'S PERFECTLY FINE.
>> I'M SORRY I WAS TRYING TO
PUSH THEM ALL TOGETHER.
>> YOU CAN PULL IT APART AND
YOU'VE GOT SOME PETAL CONFETTI.
>> OH EXACTLY.
I JUST WANTED MORE DECORATIONS
FOR THE TABLE.
>> JOIN US ON