Aloha! The Hawaiian lei is known around the world. When visitors arrive on the islands, they're often greeted with one of these garlands made of perfectly blossomed flowers upon arrival.

Hawaiian Airlines is the oldest airline in Hawaii and one of the oldest in the US. The airline was founded on January 30, 1929, as Inter-Island Airways in Honolulu. When the carrier launched ...

The Hawaiian islands are filled with some of the most beautiful plants and flowers on Earth. However, one in particular can ...

I'm done pleading with pals to bring back tropical flowers for me from Hawaii -- they are too scared of running afoul of the law and they won't even consider it. What is contraband and what is ...

HONOLULU – Summer Campos and her husband, Carlos, braced themselves before going through their ledger. Lei shops like theirs in Hawaii’s capital are being pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic ...

Fortunately, Hawaii is becoming a kind of Noah’s Ark thanks to the efforts of the Hawaii Island Palm Society, Bamboo Society, Orchid Societies, Rhododendron Society and other concerned groups.

A flower lei is a symbol of love and friendship, as well as celebration. Valeria Venezia / Alamy Stock Photo Hearing the word "Hawaii" may drum up visions of ocean waves, soft sand and, of course ...

What flowers are in fashion definitely changes over time, too. There's always "a trendy look." Certain flowers go in and out of style; carnations have been in and out over the years, for example.

Hawaii native Meleana Estes picks flowers – like the valued flower puakenikeni, known as the perfume flower tree ten cent flower – to create a colorful palette for her leis.

Hawaii's Lei Day is about so much more than flowers. Nothing quite symbolizes the essence of Hawai’i and the aloha spirit quite like the lei. But as native flora disappears, lei makers discuss ...