| Vacationing in Hawaii and want a lei greeting at the | | | | airport (the Big Island), Kahului Aiport (Maui) or Lihue |
| airport? Let me tell you how to get one and what | | | | Airport (Kauai) you can get a lei from one of the |
| you need to know. Years ago, when Hawaii first | | | | many online lei greeting companies. If you are flying in |
| became a tourist destination, everyone who got off | | | | to Molokai or Lanai, or Hilo, you may be out of luck. |
| the airplane received a lei, probably paid for by the | | | | Possibly, someone on craigslist or a errand service will |
| state. Over time, this custom faded, probably due to | | | | be able to help you. |
| economical reasons. | | | | The leis will last for a few days to a week and will |
| Today, if you want a lei greeting you will have to | | | | smell wonderful. Prices may vary depending on what |
| pay for it or someone will have to pay for it | | | | island you are ordering on, and will definitely vary |
| beforehand. When my family came to visit us in | | | | depending on which lei you order. Generally, the less |
| Hawaii we contacted got a local company to come | | | | expensive leis have less flowers and so will look less |
| out and put a lei over everybody's head with an | | | | filled out, but are still very nice. Men and women will |
| "Aloha". It cost us about $86 for 4 people. | | | | get the same kind of lei and flower for a lei greeting |
| When our family came in to Hilo, since we were able | | | | generally. |
| to greet them ourselves, we bought our own leis | | | | For a wedding or special occasion, men may typically |
| (minimum of $15 at the airport, maybe less the | | | | get a green, open lei, rather than a flowered, closed |
| grocery store or the farmer's market or an outside | | | | lei, but for lei greetings that distinction is normally not |
| lei store). | | | | available. |
| If you are flying in to Honolulu Airport (Oahu), Kona | | | | |