Tag Archives: Lei

Apres the Lei(shop)

We closed the lei shop on Monday. With the help of our reliable friends and family, we had the shop thoroughly cleared and cleaned by Thursday. That is a story of course in itself  of which in due time I … Continue reading

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Po’ohala Lei & Flowers is Closing

Our Lei Shop is closing today…sob. Po’ohala Lei and Flowers, the last of the Hawaiian owned lei shops in Chinatown Hawaii is shuttering the business. It has been a family owned business for 27 years. It has been a tough … Continue reading

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A Lei for Every Occasion

No such thing as Monday Blues when you work in a lei shop. How could that ever be possible when surrounded by these beautiful and fragrant lei. At Po’ohala Lei and Flowers on Beretania St. in Downtown Honolulu Chinatown, today’s … Continue reading

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Saturday Selection

If the Scent-a-rama (although shouldn’t it be scent-a-roma?) ever becomes an app, today’s download would send you to teen heaven. Today’s Saturday selection at Po’ohala Lei & Flowers is a lei lovers delight. This photo does not do justice to these … Continue reading

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A Gorgeous Birthday Lei

This is possibly one of the most beautiful and unique lei that I have created. I made it for my husband’s birthday this past week. As you can see, it is so knock-down-over-the-top-show-stopping-breathtakingly-darn-frickin’-jaw-dropping-GORGEOUS!!!!! And its fragrances are divine!     … Continue reading

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Lei at Po’ohala

Take a look at today’s featured lei at Po’ohala Lei & Flowers. Wow! such unique and lovely offerings. The red rose and tuberose crafted in the rope style pictured on the top has both the long lasting beauty of the rose coupled with the … Continue reading

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Rope Rose & Pikake Lei

Another gorgeous lei from the gals at Po’ohala Lei and Flowers. Pictured on the top is the rope pikake and pink rose lei. We have crafted it in the exquisite double or rope style. The roses are long lasting and of course … Continue reading

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Special Ginger Lei

 At the Lei Shop today, we have created this exquisite drop your jaw-gorgeous triple ginger lei. We made this beauty using 500 ginger blossoms-in Hawaiian it is called awapuhi; mostly white (awapuhi ke’o ke’o) with just a hint of the yellow … Continue reading

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Po’ohala Lei & Flowers

Po’ohala Lei & Flowers has the most remarkably beautiful and fragrant lei. We try to use Hawaii grown flowers whenever possible. Today, we have the rare ilima and we skillfully twined the ilima with a lovely creamy strand of pikake bud. … Continue reading

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