Students say Fiji and the Philippines each have their own unique garlands, both resembling and differing from the Hawaiian ...

Fantastic beaches, fiery volcanoes, hula dancers and a warm aloha welcome are just some of the reasons to love Hawaii and its fascinating mix of Polynesian, Asian and American culture. Most visitors ...

If my preconceptions of visiting Hawaii for the first time could be compared to the Hawaiian surf, they’d be the shoreline ...

Puka Nacua’s rapid ascent an inspiration to Polynesian athletes and Hawaiian fans - Sports | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

Orange Coast College’s Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) team hosted “Lei the Way: DIY Graduation Lei” event for students to make their own Leis on May 14 in OCC’s Watson ...

A basic single-strand floral lei, like plumeria, costs about $20. A double carnation is $80. A ti maile is $50. Qina will also make lei po‘o (head lei).

Hawaii’s florals made a beautiful and elegant showing in the Lei Contest Exhibit. A stately lei of hypericum and yarrow created by Dale Mar T. Acoba won the Mayor’s Grand Prize. Out of the 137 lei ...

Even if the ʻōhiʻa came from another island, it may not be transported off of Hawaii Island. People are only allowed to take ʻōhiʻa from Hawaii Island with a HDOA Plant Quarantine Branch-issued permit ...

Unlike the wide-brimmed hats of the American cowboys, paniolos often wore hats made of lauhala, a type of Hawaiian palm, adorned with lei po’o, or head leis,” it explains Volcanovillageestates.com ...

But lately, a new generation of local floral designers are rejuvenating the native craft. When Lauren Shearer, 34, started her lei shop, Hawaii Flora + Fauna, in 2016 on Maui, where she grew up ...

Hawaii's Big Island is wilder and more rugged than its neighbors, making it the ideal destination for an adventurous trip ...

Back in 2015, I had this idea to write a book not just about my lei, but about the different styles of lei. At the time, I noticed this resurgence of lei making in Hawai‘i among young people—you would ...