Memorial Day weekend kicked off and Girl Scouts Hawaii flooded Windward Mall to make lei for fallen veterans buried at the cemetery in Kaneohe.

Three women share their experiences with lei making and the importance of safeguarding native Hawaiian culture ...

Homemade leis are one way to express your pride for someone. Desiree Finau of Daly City, Calif., has made leis out of ribbons, flowers and candy. She’s even seen them made out of McDonald's ...

Mariamena Morisa grew up in Hawaii. She and her family moved to Alaska in the late ‘90s. At her high school graduation, her mom walked in carrying leis made out of saran wrap and ribbon with ...

Hawaiians have been proudly carrying on the tradition of lei making for more than 1,000 years. Here's a firsthand look at the process.

Lei While there are different ways of making traditional lei , lei makers typically make them from fresh flowers, leaves, or ...

“When you give a lei, you’re giving your intentions to that person, so lei are given for all sorts of occasions,” said Emily Steele of Hawaii Flower Lei. News. Home Page ; ...

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 ...