There’s something undeniably special about floral leis. They’re not just beautiful—they’re full of meaning, tradition, and love. Whether you’re headed to a birthday bash, baby shower ...

My family lives in Oahu, Hawaii. I had the best time visiting Oahu on a budget, thanks to free activities like hula classes, ...

According to the Maui Luau, the plumeria lei is the most famous lei in Hawaii because of the abundance of plumeria on the ...

Lei flower sales generated $3.5 million in 1998--a 12% drop from 1996, according to the latest figures from the state Department of Agriculture. Dendrobium orchids accounted for $855,000, ...

Gather about 70–80 flowers for one lei. To make a full-sized lei, Joylynn recommends collecting around 70 to 80 pua. “You want the lei to be full, to drape nicely,” she explained.

You may think that it makes sense to throw your Hawaiian lei away when it starts to wilt, but there's a good reason to ...

Texeira learned how to make leis from her grandmother using flowers she picked from her grandmother's house. In 2017, she opened Haku Maui, a lei shop that hosts workshops teaching others how to ...

Students share how a local lei maker honors tradition, builds relationships and reflects the true spirit of aloha with his ...

A single lei can use 300 individual flowers and take hours to make. CBS Sunday Morning Hawaiians have been proudly sewing leis for more than 1,000 years. It's a tradition that was ...

Four leis by Andrew Mau, the owner of Honolulu’s Island-Boy boutique and a former furniture designer turned floral designer. From left: an open lei with shells, pincushion protea and braided ...

With roots in Native Hawaiian culture, a lei is a series of strung-together objects — typically flowers, but also ribbons, candy, or even folded money — often given to honor someone.

Lei stands and flower shops in town were busy on May […] HONOLULU (KHON2) — Graduation season is in full swing, with college ceremonies wrapping up and high school seniors getting ready to ...