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 ...

DENNIS ODA / [email protected] 20120418-0242 FTR LEI MAKING Workshop leaders, Joyce Chinen and Betty Ikehara lead a lei making class held at Hoomaluhia Botan Garden in Kaneohe. This is Mike Lee ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kaua‘i lei-maker Elvrine Chow will discuss her passion for lei-making beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kaua‘i Museum in Lihu‘e. Chow, who specializes in haku lei — those worn around the ...

The excitement is growing for Hokulea’s homecoming at Magic Island Saturday. Thousands are expected to greet Hawaii’s iconic canoe, as well as several others from across Hawaii and the Pacific. In the ...

Hearing the word "Hawaii" may drum up visions of ocean waves, soft sand and, of course, colorful flower necklaces, known as lei. A fresh flower lei is synonymous with a Hawaiian greeting and is part ...

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 them in their ...

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 ...

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 ...