In ancient Hawaii, both men and women wore flowers daily, symbolizing life and beauty. This evolved into the tradition of wearing a flower behind the ear to indicate relationship statusleft for Traditional Hawaiian Dresses Etsy Traditional Hawaiian Clothing and Cultural Heritage One more piece of traditional Hawaiian dress!! The kihei!! . . A kihei is a kind of cape, typically made of kapa (pounded bark cloth, see recent Moana posts for more info). Hawaiian Print Dresses David Shepard David Shepard Hawaii