Did Hawaiian dancers traditionally wear grass ... In Hawai‘i, traditional hula dancers made pau (skirts) out of leaves of the ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa). In the late 1800s, Hawaiians began ...

During those 60 years, mainlanders became obsessed with Hawaiian culture ... about this time when the first hand-painted hula dolls wearing grass skirts and leis appeared and were sold as souvenirs.