Lei Day has been celebrated in Hawaii for almost 100 years, ... wrists, head and neck. Leis can be braided, twisted, knotted, or strung together via a needle.

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 ...

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

In some ways, Meleana Estes was born to be a lei maker. The 43-year-old from Honolulu, Hawaii, tells TODAY.com that she can still picture her tūtū (grandmother in Hawaiian) greeting her with ...

Lei po’o, or floral crowns, are most often worn by hula dancers and alii. Time and patience are required to conscientiously weave 20 to 45 flowers and leaves into each individual lei.

Across the Hawaiian Islands, lei are crafted with care, ... Today, she specializes in haku lei, a style often worn on the head and crafted with a blend of materials to look natural and expressive.

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.

WAIKIKI, Hawaii - Wearing the lei po'o (head) that helped her capture the 2010 Honolulu Lei Queen contest, Jamie Detwiler, center, is congratulated by husband Neal and daughter Chelsea following ...

Travel & Outdoors; Oahu visitors can take lessons in hula, ukulele, lei-making and other Hawaiian cultural experiences. Updated: ; Apr. 06, 2013, 1:15 a.m ...

Lei Day has been celebrated in Hawaii for almost 100 years, ... There are also many types of leis, which can be worn around the ankles, wrists, head and neck. Leis can be braided, twisted, knotted, or ...

It’s 9:30 a.m. on a sunny day in Honolulu, and Meleana Estes is sitting at her kitchen table, surrounded by flowers. We’re Zooming to discuss her new book, Lei Aloha—a celebration of Hawai ...

Kanakaʻole is designed with her hair and lei poʻo (head lei) morphing into the elements of a Hawaiian landscape.