That’s where the protea came in. Knight, who paints portraits of plants and flowers, her family ... But though her dad was a creative, art didn’t come to Knight until later—and it was by accident. A ...

From left: an open lei with shells, pincushion protea and braided dracaena leaves; a poepoe-style (rounded) carnation lei with puakenikeni flowers ... 2003 book about the art form, “Nā Lei ...