WAIMEA — The feather lei, which has traversed time from prized adornment for ancient royalty to the hat brims of paniolo, is a fine art kept alive in Waimea by Leonetta (Leo) Kimura Mills. ADVERTISING ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hearing the word "Hawaii" may drum up visions of ocean waves, soft sand and, of course, colorful flower necklaces, known as lei. A ...

I became captivated by orchids when I was 6 years old, on my maiden voyage to Hawaii. Women wearing airy, ankle-length dresses greeted new arrivals at the airport with an "Aloha," a blazing smile and ...

KULA, HAWAII — While the rest of the world celebrates May Day on Thursday, in Hawaii it will be Lei Day. For centuries, leis have been synonymous with “aloha” in Hawaii. Polynesian voyagers carried ...

FIRST PHOTO: Hale Makua staffer Edna Capa jokes with resident Olive Silva on Friday morning at a lei-making gathering for Memorial Day in front of the county building in Wailuku. The lei-makers worked ...

KITV4 is celebrating the voices of sustainability on Good Morning Hawaii in honor of Plastic Free July -- a campaign with Hawaii's kanaka and kamaaina at its root. And choosing to be plastic free can ...

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii (KITV4) – Gather your ohana and head to the Waikoloa Lei Day Festival to celebrate the art, culture, and history of the lei-making! The FREE festival will be on Sunday, April 30, from ...

Volunteers help make ti leaf lei for Memorial Day last year. Kaunoa Senior Services is offering ti leaf lei-making classes in May to help provide more than 4,000 lei for Maui Veterans Cemetery ...

PAIA (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Monday, Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao will be adorned with thousands of lei thanks to the volunteers at Kaunoa Senior Services and various members throughout the ...