and graduations by families with Hawaiian ancestry. "It takes us years to get these lei, and we don't get them every graduation," the brother says in the video to a school official wearing a sun hat.

As someone who was born and raised in Hawaii, I tell tourists to avoid spending money on beach toys, cocktails from a resort, ...

Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to ... Today, the only restriction to wearing lei is for pregnant women to only wear open-ended lei as superstition shares the fear that a closed ...

COURTESY HONOLULU PARKS AND RECREATION Honolulu’s 2025 Lei Court comprises, from left, First Princess Pualeilani Kamahoahoa, Queen Ku ‘ulei ­aloha Llanos and Princess Xian Pomare. The court will ...

The BYU multicultural student center hosted a lei making event where students crafted leis, made bracelets and learned about the importance of the Aloha Spirit. Universe Live reporter Makeilah Law ...

The public is cordially invited to attend a lei draping ceremony to honor the longest-reigning Hawaiian monarch and his ...

The city’s 2025 Lei Day Celebration is scheduled for May 1 at Kapiolani Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will include Hawaiian entertainment, cultural demonstrations, exhibits and a lei contest.