Meleana Estes

Meleana Estes, stylist and lei expert, learned to make lei from her native Hawaiian grandmother. After launching her career in fashion design in New York, Meleana moved back to Hawaiʻi and returned to making lei in the tradition of her tūtū (grandmother) sharing with family and friends. Today her lei are in demand for fashion shows, photo shoots, workshops, and social media collaborations, and are inspiring a new generation of lei makers and flower shops. She is the founder of the Meleana lifestyle brand and her work has been featured in Coastal Living, French Elle, Vogue Japan, Garance Dore, CNN, and the BBC. She lives in Honolulu, Hawai’i. "Lei Aloha" is her first book.