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 ...

The flowers in that bright-purple lei you received on your Hawaii vacation almost certainly weren't grown in the Aloha State.

Hawaiian lei are often made with Thai orchids. Now, lawmakers are pushing for a restriction on imported flowers – which could ...

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.

KAUAI, Hawaii (Island News) – The bunga bangkai plant, also known as the “corpse flower,” is expected to bloom sometime soon at the National Tropical Botanical Garden’s Conservation and Horticulture ...

The Hawaiian lei is known around the world. When visitors arrive on the islands, they're often greeted with one of these garlands made of perfectly blossomed flowers upon arrival. It's an iconic ...

Some Hawaii lawmakers think the state should do more to help producers of lei made with locally grown, fragrant flowers, rather than imported purple orchids, but some lei sellers worry that proposed ...