Lei are put together in the back part of Cindy’s Lei & Flower Shoppe. The shop receives countless thank you notes for lei. “I feel fortunate people allowed us to be part of their lei tradition,” said ...

Few things are as inextricably tied to Hawaiʻi’s culture as a fragrant and colorful lei. They’re stacked high on the shoulders of graduates, slipped over the necks of wide-eyed visitors, or draped on ...