21.3372° N, 157.7169° W — Waimānalo, Oʻahu
A moment that becomes
a memory forever.
Makana Pua was born from a simple question: what if the lei you wear once could stay with you for the moments that follow?
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Our story
Rooted in Hawaiʻi. Built on ʻOhana. Driven by Aloha.
We’re a family-owned, Hawaiʻi-based business, grounded in our culture and guided by the values we were raised with — aloha, kuleana, and mālama. As a Native Hawaiian-owned company, our roots run deep in this ʻāina, and everything we do reflects the love and respect we have for our community.
For us, it’s more than just business. It’s about giving back to the people and places that make Hawaiʻi home. A portion of our proceeds goes directly to local foundations and organizations that uplift our keiki, support our families, and preserve our culture and ʻāina for future generations.
When you support us, you’re supporting more than a local business — you’re helping us mālama our community and continue the legacy of giving.
What guides us
Three words, one way of life.
More than a greeting — a way of treating every person, and every flower, with genuine care. It’s the spirit behind every lei we design.
A privilege and a duty carried together. As a Native Hawaiian-owned business, we take seriously what it means to represent our culture well.
Caring for our community, our ʻāina, and the generations that come after us — through every foundation we support.
The design
Real scent. No wilting. No fading.
Every Makana Pua lei starts here, in Hawaiʻi, designed with the same flowers we grew up wearing — puakenikeni, plumeria, pakalana. We wanted to solve something every local family knows: a fresh lei is beautiful, but it doesn’t last past the day.
Real scent, wilted by tomorrow.
Real scent, kept for years.
How it comes to life
From vision to your neck.
Designed in Hawaiʻi
Every flower shape and scent begins with a family that grew up wearing the real thing.
Brought to life
Each design is carefully produced to hold its color, shape, and fragrance for years.
Finished with aloha
Strung and checked by hand before it ever reaches you.
Delivered to you
Ready for your next graduation, wedding, or everyday moment of aloha.
Giving back
A portion of every purchase goes back to our community.
We support local foundations that uplift our keiki, support our families, and preserve our culture and ʻāina for future generations. When you wear a Makana Pua lei, you carry that forward too.
Mahalo
Mahalo for being part of our journey. Together, we can keep Hawaiʻi strong.
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