Plumeria trees grace many landscapes in Hawaii and their fragrant flowers are associated with Hawaii more than any other blossom. Though not native to Hawaii, plumeria trees are rather ubiquitous here ...

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. It's an iconic ...

A vendor from The Orchid Lei Company displays a vibrant selection of leis at the 97th annual Lei Day celebration in Honolulu. (Jeremy Yurow/Courthouse News). HONOLULU (CN) — Beneath clear blue skies ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The ladies of the Hawaiian society Ahahui Kaahumanu need your help to pull off a longstanding tradition. Ahead of the annual Kamehameha Day lei draping ceremony, the ...

While ZIP codes may say it’s Southern California, with a few choice plantings your yard can become a tropical paradise. Plumeria, the sweet-smelling flowers that grace Hawaiian leis and is a familiar ...

2003-08-24 04:00:00 PDT Honolulu-- It's an island vacation cliche older than the picture postcard: step off a boat or plane and be greeted by a young woman offering a garland of flowers. The blooms ...

While the rest of the world celebrates May Day on Thursday, in Hawaii it will be Lei Day. For centuries, leis have been synonymous with “aloha” in Hawaii. Polynesian voyagers carried them in their ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hundreds of lei lovers gathered at Kapi’olani Park Monday for the city’s 95th annual Lei Day Celebration. No matter the day of the week, the event always happens on May 1 ― ...

If you looked up plumeria in a garden encyclopedia, the entry might read something like "evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of open, gaunt character, with thick branches and leathery, ...