Several lei stands at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport told KHON2 that their orchid lei were recently confiscated, and they’re not the only ones dealing with the same issue.

Prices can range from a $12 for a delicate strand of orchids at the Los Angeles Flower Market to $80 for a bushy double carnation lei at Lua’s store. Most orchid leis are made in Thailand, then ...

-- Fifty to 60 blossoms go into a vanda orchid lei. It can take 1,000 ilima blossoms to make a lei.-- Leis can be strung, knotted, braided, wound, sewn or displayed on foliage.

“Day and night, this is where we were. Flower boxes were my bed when I was little,” she says, gesturing to a flat cardboard carton filled with pristine white orchid lei. “This is what we did. This was ...

Orchid leis travel well and cost about $5 a strand, with five strands recommended for each lei. For luck and longevity. Anniversaries, birthdays and some religious holidays, ...

A lei maker who specializes in haku lei comes in once a week. Through local wholesalers, the shop orders premade cigar flower lei and imports orchid lei from Thailand. Otherwise, Wong’s wife, Pickoun, ...

From orchids, to roses, to carnations and lilies, Watanabe Floral has flowers and bouquets in stock that aren’t impacted by the lei shortage.

The owner of MP Lei Shop in Chinatown, Mimi Say, says there’s a major flower shortage and she’s scrambling. According to Say, fewer orchids are being imported from Thailand and ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Leilani: Cut them down right here. You can see. My name is Leilani Kanaauao Huggins, and I'm a lei maker. I grew up, actually, here in Los Angeles. I'm a ...

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 ...

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