It began in the 1920s when Honolulu Star-Bulletin writers Don Blanding and Grace Tower Warren saw a decline in lei. They came up with the idea of celebrating the beloved Hawaiian garland.

When those flowers are made into a stunning lei, lei meaning “garland” and lani meaning “heavenly,” the phrase lei-lani can be used. Hawaiian Language Month is not just an important ...

“It’s just normal.” In recent years, the well-known Hawaiian garland has woven its way into commencement traditions, particularly in California. Along the way, the graduation lei has become ...

Also celebrated on the first day of May, Lei Day honors Hawaiian leis, a type of garland or wreath often worn as a necklace that is made up flowers, leaves, shells or feathers. Deeply rooted in ...