Arlie Pemberton’s collection of glass jewelry features earrings, necklaces, rings and lei designed to look like flowers and lei made from puakenikeni, plumeria, pua kalaunu and other flowers. “I ...

“Our jewels were shells, flowers, seeds, nuts, feathers. From these gifts of nature, we created our style of jewelry.” Perhaps the most precious Hawaiian ... one that was made of plastic.

Hearing the word "Hawaii" may drum up visions of ocean waves, soft sand and, of course, colorful flower necklaces ... says she grew up learning to make lei, "just like learning how to read." ...

there’s no better manufacturer than Royal Hawaiian Heritage Jewelry. Founded in 1972, the firm has made thousands of bracelets over the years, according to owner Pat Breeden. The process begins ...

Sometimes she made necklace leis by stringing the gardenias together using a needle and thread, as is common throughout Hawaii, but often she braided the flowers with lauhala, dried leaves from ...

It’s 9:30 a.m. on a sunny day in Honolulu, and Meleana Estes is sitting at her kitchen table, surrounded by flowers ... Native Hawaiian stylist and jewelry designer has decided to make a ...

Celebrated in Hawaii, Lei Day honors leis, a type of garland or wreath, often worn as a necklace, that are made up of flowers, leaves, shells or feathers. Are you celebrating one of the various ...

Many of Hawaii’s most iconic lei are made from flowers introduced from other countries, like plumeria (center). Photograph by Douglas Peebles Photography / Alamy Stock Photo To offset her impact ...

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 ...

Two lifelong friends, Hawaii natives ... these traditional pieces of jewelry simply stopped being made. The friends began wondering where they had all gone, but it wasn't until Estes lost her ...