When I think of May Day, my enduring memory is about arriving at school in a stiff cotton muʻumuʻu and a yellow plumeria lei ...
In Hawaiʻi, May Day is celebrated with leis, which are symbols of love, respect, and connection, and can be made from ...
There can be several ways to make lei, either at home or with basic things you find in your surroundings. Leis don’t always ...
The custom of giving and wearing lei made of flowers, leaves, seeds or shells has always been associated with Hawaiian people, for whom the garlands represent love or the spirit of “aloha.” They were ...
In my Oʻahu neighborhood, plumeria and pua kenikeni trees sit in yards of generous neighbors always willing to share ...
One of the busiest seasons for Hawaii flower shops is off to a slow start this year, after recent flooding damaged farms and ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It's lei season but not everyone is happy with the options especially those resorting to adding fake flowers with the real thing. Tonight is Chaminade University's largest ...
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 ...
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 ...