How To: Make a Cook Island 'Ei

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One signature scents of Rarotonga is found in the beautiful fresh flower garlands you receive on arrival to the Island. Cook Islands' artist ANI O'NEILL shares a few tips in making these gifts of welcome, known in the Cook Islands as 'EI.
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CREDITS:
Presented by Ani O'Neill
Featuring Eileen McBride, Janine Ellis, Leanne Ellis, Cherrele Chan
Director: Lanita Ririnui-Ryan
Camera Operator/Editor: Jared Leith
Title GFX: Joe Farani
Location Fixer: Ana Koteka
Thanks to: Ani O'Neill, Cherrelle Chan
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[@PerrincinaSprecaci]

Oh, how I would love to have been born and raised in the Cook Islands. The people seem so friendly and happy, very welcoming. What a life, living on a beautiful island in the Pacific. Alas, stuck here in an American concrete jungle, but always dreaming of Oceania...

[@ChrisLuxtonLondon]

Beautiful...looks so easy! Thank you for sharing, Rosanna Raymond!

[@sabelford6914]

really gud..ples also in d outer islands they got different ways of making eis especially in Mauke..we got maire eis. .flower eis mix with ara pandanus fruit n different herbs n lesves smell nice too..Gud to c this picture....thanks
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[@tuiakanatoa9506]

Kia orana what is the background music with Ukerere? Meitaki

[@deija-mariecooper4776]

Can you make a how to make a titi (hip band) video. Please.

[@leavesongrass]

Wonderful happy video!

[@mariabrown2981]

I would love to learn how to make an 'EI..So Beautiful

[@shikeylabevin1764]

I learned how to make one today at school it's really easy I just find it a little bit harder to finish it

[@shikeylabevin1764]

In the cook islands they collect flowers from their gardens but like I'm in invercargill so we buy fake flowers but u can u ether ones

[@inataoro9020]

we do use plastic flowers too

[@khanpaniora5346]

I would love to learn to make one of those

[@hawaiisidecar]

I know Ani! Her husband is a terrific tattoo artist.

[@tiyoza3789]

Can you also use plastic flowers?

[@meneteroi2237]

How to make cook island ' pareu '
dress?

[@jitendersinghvlogs9732]

amazing video

[@joyceauda3261]

very nice😊😊😊😊

[@tahitinui2010]

Well done.

[@TyTiaMonkeys]

How do you tie your pareu like the girl in purple?

[@khanpaniora5346]

is that just like an sun hat

[@OFFICIALBLINK182DRUMCOVERS]

SWAG

[@kataotr3816]

It's still called the cook islands, yup connection to the caucasian ancestors.

[@zhhyjfhub297]

the video image is too poor, you need to fix it more