HONOLULU When someone calls Karen Lee to order a maile lei, she has only one piece of advice: Call back tomorrow. It's a sad state of affairs when the fragrant lei so central to Hawaiian ...

Edwin “Eddie” Tadao Suzuki, veteran musician, composer, guitar maker, talent manager and small-business man, died of pulmonary fibrosis March 23 at the Queen’s Medical Center. He was 87.

ILIMA/MAILE. Ilima, Oahu’s official flower, comes in several varieties and colors from light yellow to a deep orange-yellow. Making a lei from the delicate flowers of the ilima is truly a labor ...

Hawaii Lei Stand by Beretania Florist is a brand new concept for us and was created to offer a fresh new take on the lei industry. We wanted to build a company that offered unbeatable value and ...

Pualani Barros shows handmade lei of kukui nuts and ribbon in high school colors. Through an ‘Ahahui Ka‘ahumanu fundraiser, those lei and ti-leaf “maile” lei are available for purchase by ...

On the island of O'ahu, an annual Lei Day Celebration is held every May 1st, regardless of the day of the week. The celebration includes both a Lei Contest and a Lei Queen Contest.