Stylist and lei expert
Meleana Estes learned to make lei from her native Hawaiian grandmother. After launching her career in fashion design in New York, Meleana moved back to Hawai'i and 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.
Jennifer Fiedler is the author of
The Essential Bar Book, which was featured in the
New York Times and the
Boston Globe, among others. She is a co-author of
Brooklyn Beer Shop's Beer Making Book, contributor to the Wildsam Hawai'i edition, and former editor at
Wine Spectator magazine. She lives in Haleiwa, Hawai'i.