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National Lei Day 2024

Reason to celebrate: May 1, 2024 is National Lei Day.

Lei Day

The most typical festivities on Lei Day are hula, lei making demos and contests, and also the crowning from the Lei Full and her court. What better method to celebrate Lei Day compared to booking a vacation to certainly one of Hawaii’s many resorts!Each island features its own Lei, traditional to every created using flowers, fruit and vines available on that island. Hawaii’s Lei may be the Lehua, produced from blossoms of ‘Ohi’, a Lehua tree which develops around the slopes from the Volcano.Formally designed a vacation in 1929, and continues up to now. The record for that world’s longest Lei was set in the 81st celebration of Lei Day in 2008. Unofficially the Lei measured greater than a mile long.

May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii. Here's a roundup of celebrations around the state.
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii. Here's a roundup of celebrations around the state.

On May 1 much of the northern hemisphere celebrates and welcomes spring, or celebrates unions and worker's rights. In Hawaii, the day is a celebration of Hawaiian culture and tradition: May Day is Lei Day. Lei Day festivities often include fragrant ...

In Hawaii, May Day is Lei Day, and the state will celebrate
In Hawaii, May Day is Lei Day, and the state will celebrate

Celebrations will be held throughout Hawaii on May 1 as the 50th state celebrates Lei Day, a long-standing tradition. Lei Day got its start in 1928 in Honolulu as a way of keeping alive the centuries-old practice of presenting people with floral ...

Is Lei Day the Greatest American Holiday?
Is Lei Day the Greatest American Holiday?

So Lei Day isn't just a day for Hawaii to mark its own greatness, though it certainly could, but to say to the world, “Hey, you. Yeah, you. You're alright too.” Just by celebrating the day, you've already declared your allegiance to the causes of ...

How to throw a Christmas luau
How to throw a Christmas luau

The Hawaiian carol, “Christmas Luau,” is a classic song in heavy rotation during the holiday season in Hawaii. It was written and composed by Leonard Hawk, who also wrote other iconic songs like “May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii.” Here is a video of ...

Cazimero & Helm to Perform Lei Day Concert at The MACC
Cazimero & Helm to Perform Lei Day Concert at The MACC

Although the annual Cazimero Lei Day Concert will not include Roland Cazimero this year, special guest, the “Sweet & Lovely” singer-musician Helm, will join Robert along with musicians and dancers from his award-winning Hālau Nā Kamalei. Pre-show ...

Lei Day Heritage Festival 2015 at Bailey House Museum May 1
Lei Day Heritage Festival 2015 at Bailey House Museum May 1

The event will include free museum tours, arts and crafts workshops, special exhibitions, cultural demonstrations, guest speakers, food vendors and a lei contest. “We want to provide an enjoyable, educational, free community event on May Day,” said ...

May Day is Also Lei Day: Fun Facts About May 1
May Day is Also Lei Day: Fun Facts About May 1

It was not that long ago that baskets filled with flowers, maybe an expression of love or a small trinket, were secretly delivered on May 1, also known as May Day. Some people remember making simple May baskets in school out of construction paper.

Wailuku First Friday Town Party to Celebrate May Day-Lei Day
Wailuku First Friday Town Party to Celebrate May Day-Lei Day

Maui residents and visitors alike are invited to celebrate May Day-Lei Day at the First Friday Town Party in Wailuku. Admission to Wailuku First Friday is free; the event includes great food, artisans, live music and street dancing. Entertainment ...

May 1, 2024 is also Mother Goose Day, School Principals' Day, May Day