Lei Pupu o Niihau Tee - Eleele

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Ni'ihau Shell Lei are widely known and treasured. These shells can only be found on the shores of Ni'ihau and treasured artisans use skills passed down to create exquisite lei. If you've ever seen or are blessed enough to own a Ni'ihau shell lei, you know just how special they are.

We dedicate this design to Queen Kapi'olani. In 1887, she wore a multi-strand lei of ivory-colored Ni'ihau shells for her portrait in New York before attending Queen Victoria's Jubilee. To honor this fusion of Hawaiian tradition and Victorian style, we've created this special design that pays homage to Queen Kapi'olani and her iconic portrait and celebrates the enduring beauty and cultural significance of the Ni'ihau shell lei.

*10% of the proceeds from this tee will be donated to 'Iolani Palace.

ALL SALES FINAL ON THIS ITEM.

-Material: 100% lightweight preshrunk cotton spun, dyed, and sewn exclusively for us in Los Angeles

-Tee Style: Tee Luna (see style description here)

-Tee Color: 'Ele'ele

-Care instructions: hand wash/wash on delicate, tumble dry on low heat

These tees are hand dyed and go through a special process to obtain its color.  Because of this, shading is normal and part of its character. Colors may vary slightly due to this as well as the nature of photographing and monitor color settings.

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Marylyn Kaahanui
Intricate and Colorful Lei Pupu o Niihau Tee

I feel privileged that I was able to get this lovely special edition tee for my daughters and my niece before it sold out! It is another beautiful Mahina Made creation! Now on my wishlist is for Mahina Made to bring back the classic Lei Pili Tee in Wine!!!

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Madieson Agader
My NEW ULTIMATE FAVE!!

The detail. The quality 💯

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Lei
Most loved print

The color of the lei pūpū o Ni’ihau is very vibrant. It really stands out. I got a lot of compliments and mentioned to them to check out Mahina Made. This is my punahele print.

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Customer
Lei Pupu o Niihau review

Love the Tee! Many compliments received. The fit was good and the design well placed.

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Lisa Ponce
Lei Pupu o Niihau Tee- Eleele

I have received a lot of positive feedback on how beautiful the shirt is and how comfortable it looks. I have referred a bunch to the website and to the shop as well. Hopefully they love the shirts as much as I do. Thank you for such a beautiful product.

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Jennifer Wells
Beautiful new print!

Love this new print and to know that it helps to support ‘Iolani Palace makes me even prouder to wear it! Mahalo nui Mahina Made for the add to my lei tee collection!

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Jennifer P. Castaneda

Beautiful shirt, love it very much. Too bad all the other ones I wanted sold out so fast.

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Gail
Pupu o Niihau Tee - Eleele

Beautiful detail! My fav shirt from you so fat!!!

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Melanie Daranciang
Lei Pupu o Niihau Tee Eleele

This tee is stunning! The pupu colors pop against the eleele colorway on this shirt. They almost look realistic! The fit is also fabulous and I appreciate the finer stiching on the neckline. The styling appears much more feminine. Just wanted to add that I was on the mainland at the time of this tee's release online. I set my alarm and stopped in my tracks to be sure I got my order in! We were on the East Coast which put us 6 hours ahead of Hawaii. Hubby and my daughter were shopping at a mainland retail store and here I was staying true to purchasing Hawaii Made products!

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Norma Ishikawa
Beautiful!

Kudos to the designer, this shirt is breathtaking, the colors used in the lei are eyecatching. I hope I soon get over having people stare at this kupuna's chest lol.

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