Since May Day is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi, there are many lei day pageants happening at this time of the year. Most include a royal court, and a hōʻike — a show! Hōʻike means “to show.”
Women behind Honolulu airport lei stands share love for adorning Hawaiʻi
Monday is Lei Day here in Hawaiʻi — a tradition that goes back to the 1920s. With the help of our partners at the University of Hawaiʻi's Center for Oral History, we'd like to share the voices of a couple of longtime lei sellers from earlier days.