From its golden sun to its turquoise surf, Hawaii can always take your breath away. But it's the colorful leis that may dazzle the most. The island's exquisite array of flowers, valued for their ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) – In the ahupuaʻa of Waiākea, which lies in the moku of Hilo on the island of Hawaiʻi, stands a street that brings our attention to Hawaiʻi’s garland. We are speaking of Lei St. The ...
Some Hawaii lawmakers think the state should be doing more to help the producers of lei made with locally grown, fragrant ...
HONOLULU (AP) — Dear Tourist: The flowers in that bright-purple lei you received on your Hawaii vacation almost certainly weren’t grown in the Aloha State. The vast majority of those odorless orchids ...
For Kanaka Maoli, lei represent our foodways and ‘āina (land), intimately tying us to scents and sense of place. Due to industrial sugar cane and pineapple mono-cropping, and a historic lack of ...
A vendor from The Orchid Lei Company displays a vibrant selection of leis at the 97th annual Lei Day celebration in Honolulu. (Jeremy Yurow/Courthouse News). HONOLULU (CN) — Beneath clear blue skies ...
Hawaii is renowned for lei-making, an ancient tradition that's still popular on the island today. But the future of the craft could be in peril, as flower farms disappear and remaining land overheats ...
More and more Native Hawaiians are moving to the Pacific Northwest. In fact, Washington state has the third largest number of Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiians, outside of Hawaii and California. As ...
About four years ago, Kamaile Castro and his family decided they wanted to create a festival that celebrates Hawaii and one that his late mom, Merna, would have enjoyed. With approximately 1,000 ...
Honolulu’s 2025 Lei Court comprises, from left, First Princess Pualeilani Kamahoahoa, Queen Ku‘ulei­aloha Llanos and Princess Xian Pomare. The court will preside over the 97th annual Lei Day ...
Buying lei made only with natural materials from Hawaii nei could be a new requirement for state agencies under an effort at the Legislature aimed at helping the local floriculture industry. Companion ...