11/30/2022
Lāiki shells are momi shells close cousins, both coming from the dove shell family Collumbellidae. They are slimmer and often used to create stunning multi-strand designs. They are often called “rice shells” as they resemble grains of rice.
While they can be found in colors such as blue (lāiki uliuli) or butterscotch (lāiki kahakaha) they are most often white (lāiki ke'oke'o) or spotted (lāiki ōnikiniki).
Shown: Lāiki ke'oke'o multi strand leis, strung straight. Also shown, various multicolor kahelelani lei wili.
On display at the until December 28th.
