HONOLULU (AP) — Dear Tourist: The flowers in that bright-purple lei you received on your Hawaii vacation almost certainly weren’t grown in the Aloha State. The vast majority of those odorless orchids ...

Buying lei made only with natural materials from Hawaii nei could be a new requirement for state agencies under an effort at the Legislature aimed at helping the local floriculture industry. Companion ...

For Little Plum Executive Chef Casey Kusaka, flowers have never been an afterthought. They shaped his childhood in Kaneohe, where his grandmother wove lei and ti leaves, his mother and sister danced ...

There's not as many flowers for Leianne Farrelly's grandson to collect this time around. "The wind just blew all the plants over," Farrelly said. Fences typically full of pakalana -- now empty.

A walk through lavender, colorful flowers and greenery with ocean and mountain view backdrops; lavender scones; and cool temperatures are what visitors to the quaint Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm, which ...

The flowers in that bright-purple lei you received on your Hawaii vacation almost certainly weren't grown in the Aloha State. The vast majority of those odorless orchids are imported from Thailand, ...

Buying lei made only with natural materials from Hawaii nei could be a new requirement for state agencies under an effort at the Legislature aimed at helping the local floriculture industry.