Hawaii for Visitors

Partner Sites: Hawaii Forum - Hawaiian Music - Hawaii Newsletter
About This Web Site - Contact Us - Search
Hawaii Travel --> About Hawaii --> Culture --> Lei --> Articles About Hawaiian Lei
Beautiful Molokini Island
Islands of Hawaii
© Ron Dahlquist

Islands
Oahu
Maui
Hawaii
Kauai
Molokai
Lanai
Leeward

Topics
Activities
Attractions
Dining
Events
Lodging
Recipes

Hawaii Shop
Books
Calendars
Music CDs
Posters



Hawaii Food bank


Articles About Hawaiian Lei

A collection of articles about the Hawaiian lei.

May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii
How May Day is celebrated in Hawaii, by wearing flower leis and Hawaiian print clothing, and by schools organizing May Day pagents.

How to Make a Fresh Flower Lei
How to make a traditional single strand fresh flower Hawaiian lei. Includes a list of required materials and step-by-step instructions.

How to Give and Receive a Lei
Traditions, etiquette, protocol of giving, receiving, and wearing a lei. Also includes instructions for storing and disposing of a lei made of natural materials.

Ti, Mock Orange and Maile Leaf Lei
An introduction to leis made of ti leaves, mock orange leaves, and maile leaves, plus instructions for making a fringed and woven ti leaf lei.

The Lost Art of Flower Lei Making
Information about traditional Polynesian leis, contemporary Hawaiian leis, different methods for stringing leis, and information about the May Day in Hawaii, a holiday in which leis play a significant role.

Simple Tip to Help Preserve Specail Lei Symbol of Aloha: The Hawaiian Lei
An introduction to the Hawaiian Lei from This Week Magazine.

Lei History
  • History of the Hawaiian Lei
  • History of Hawaiian Leis
  • History of the Lei Greeting

    Star Bulletin Article About Lei Making Books
    A 2006 Honolulu Star Bulletin article reviewing two new lei making books.

    See also:
  • How to Make a Hawaiian Lei
  • Tropical Flower Shops on the Web
  • Lei Greeting Services in Hawaii
  • May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii



  • Related Links
    The Culture of Hawaii
    Islands of Hawaii
    Hawaii for Visitors



    Kathie
    Editor Kathie Fry


    Hawaii Events
    This Month
    2008 Events
    2009 Events

    USS Arizona Battleship Being Attacked i 1941
    Pearl Harbor Day Events in Hawaii

    NEW HAWAII FORUM
    Do It In Hawaii
    The forum for people who like to do it in Hawaii

    Hawaiian Airlines


    Hawaiian Music History
    Karen Keawehawaii Singing with Raiatea Helm




    Subscribe to our Atom formatted newsfeed
    xml



    How to Contact Hawaii for Visitors