Kaunaoa Bay Kaunaoa Bay Kaunaoa Bay has one of the few white sand beaches of the Kohala Coast, the western side of the island of Hawaii. A historic hotel, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, is located on beautiful Kauna'oa. The word 'kauna'oa' may refer to a few different things, any of which may have been why native Hawaiians named this beach so: the first definition refers to a thin, orange vine with yellow flowers, (Cuscuta sandwichiana), which is found throughout most Hawai'i (this is the official lei vine of Lanai). However, the second definition refers to a mollusk (Vermetidae), and a third
Lei (garland) and simple "lei lāī" ("tī" leaf lei) is made using this method. Hipuu / nipuu: a method of making a "lei" by knotting the stems of the decorative plant material and stringing the next stem through the knot. It requires a very long stem on the decorative material. Similar to a daisy chain. Humu / humuhumu: sew to a backing, usually using a basting stitch. A method of making a "lei" by sewing the decorative material to a backing such as "hala", "lai", paper, or felt. Each successive row of lei material is overlapped on the previous to create a