Some Hawaii lawmakers think the state should be doing more to help the producers of lei made with locally grown, fragrant ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Dear Tourist: The flowers in that bright-purple lei you received on your Hawaii vacation almost certainly weren’t grown in the Aloha State. The vast majority of those odorless orchids ...

Buying lei made only with natural materials from Hawaii nei could be a new requirement for state agencies under an effort at the Legislature aimed at helping the local floriculture industry. Companion ...

Tanya Iwalani José’s fingers moved deftly as she braided strands of beige-colored raffia to form the base of her lei wili — a form of Hawaiian lei, the flower garland synonymous with Polynesian ...