Hala Lani
Hala Lani - Hala: the Hawaiian aphrodisiac. The hala tree (pandanus tectorius) answered a multitude of needs for the ancient Hawaiians. Its leafy branches were used for thatching, leaves (lau) were weaved into mats, hats, sandals, and baskets. Kapa makers dipped the bristly ends of dried hala fruits into dye, using them to paint and stamp patterns into their bark cloth. Even lovers found uses for hala. When foraging for plants to kindle romance, the love-struck would anoint their bodies with the sweet-scented yellow pollen considered an aphrodisiac from the male Hala flower.
Hala trees are dioecious, either male or female. Female trees produce large, round fruits that look like pineapples, but are actually clusters of fruitlets. When ripe, they turn vivid orange, yellow, or red. Lei makers would string them together to create colorful necklaces. Those made with red hala fruit stared in the Hawaiian proverb "A pala ka hala, ‘ula ka ‘a‘i," meaning “When the hala is ripe, necks are red” which is a glorious innuendo!
Notes: Pandan and Ti leaves, ripe hala fruit nectar, tuberose, honeybush extract, yellow flower pollen, pale musk, ebony wood, Tahitian vanilla.
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