Since tourism took hold in Hawaii in the 1860s, the welcoming nature of its people has been part of the marketing package, from lei greetings ... Protesters at the airport have asked visitors ...

How has your lei-greeting company adapted to changes in tourism over ... You spend a lot of time in Hawaii’s airports. What changes would you like to see? The first thing is airports don’t have enough ...

While the rest of the world celebrates May Day on Thursday, in Hawaii it will be Lei ... Locals won’t be greeting mainland visitors with a lei, she says, “but they are going to take it to ...

State officials are advising Merrie Monarch and Easter weekend travelers to arrive early at Hawaii airports statewide ... Last year, they intercepted 27 lei poʻo (head lei).

A fresh flower lei is synonymous with a Hawaiian greeting and is part of daily life across the Hawaiian Islands. "Lei is worn every day in Hawaii," Luana Maitland, director of cultural experience ...