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In the tradition that we were taught we offered up a prayer/chant to the
goddess Laka, thanking her for these gifts of nature. We took a bag of
leaves home to wash and dry out on our deck. We then put them in a box
ready for inspection and shipping to the mainland. At Agricultural
Inspection 5 inspectors went through 100 leaves checking them for
insects. And they passed!