HONOLULU (KHON2) — Florists and lei makers said orchids are the most popular flower for graduation season and Mother’s Day. Several lei stands at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport ...

After countless years at her craft, Nellie Lua’s fingers have found a rhythm. The 68-year-old jabs a needle through the bottom of each carnation blossom and tugs the frilly flower along the thread.

An informal survey at the airport shows that dendrobium orchids from Thailand are becoming the favorite of many lei-greeting services. There are several reasons for the trend, a key one being that ...

Ontario resident and Cal Poly Pomona graduate Adrianne Manapat wore her orchid lei, a money lei, and a fresh lei po’o crown during her graduation ceremony on May 22. The lei were meaningful ...

Groendyke grew up at the airport lei stand with her family working around her. “Day and night, this is where we were. Flower boxes were my bed when I was little,” she says, gesturing to a flat ...

Maile leis also are worn by hula dancers because the leaves are associated with Laki, goddess of dance, and are thought to contain motion. Orchids, relatively recent arrivals on the islands ...

“Mostly from South America, Colombia, Ecuador and a lot of orchid lei that you see or orchid base lei all come from Asia,” Pereira added. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your ...

A vendor from The Orchid Lei Company displays a vibrant selection of leis at the 97th annual Lei Day celebration in Honolulu. (Jeremy Yurow/Courthouse News). HONOLULU (CN) — Beneath clear blue skies ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Honolulu bar’s tradition of donating flower lei for Memorial Day is back ... with the Boy Scouts of Hawaii and the Orchid Lei Company. Donations can be made to ...