HONOLULU (KHON2) – With May Day, Mother’s Day and graduation season fast approaching, the demand for fresh flower lei is on the rise. ... clippers, a lei needle, and about 50 to 75 flowers.

Our weekly “Aloha Authentic” segment highlights various streets across the island chain so we can dig into those names, and in turn, learn something new.

May 1 is Lei Day in Hawaii, a day that celebrates the important cultural significance of lei, how to make lei and the role of lei in Hawaiian culture. May 1st became Lei Day in Hawaii in 1928.

According to the Maui Luau, the plumeria lei is the most famous lei in Hawaii because of the abundance of plumeria on the ...

The ancient art of Hawaiian lei-making 05:25. 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.

In some ways, Meleana Estes was born to be a lei maker. The 43-year-old from Honolulu, Hawaii, tells TODAY.com that she can still picture her tūtū (grandmother in Hawaiian) greeting her with ...

The needle and thread stringing — you start doing that from a very young age." Lei making, the art of stringing flowers and leaves into an adornment, ...

But lately, a new generation of local floral designers are rejuvenating the native craft. When Lauren Shearer, 34, started her lei shop, Hawaii Flora + Fauna, in 2016 on Maui, where she grew up ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With lei needles in hand, dozens of volunteers spent hours Thursday preparing lei for King Kamehameha Day. On Oahu, dozens of hula dancers worked alongside city leaders ...