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

“You don’t come to Hawai‘i and not at least have a flower or a lei,” said Kuhio Lewis, CEO of the Hawaiian Council, a nonprofit that promotes Native Hawaiian culture and business. “For us to now be ...

You don’t come to Hawaii and not at least have a flower or a lei,” said Kuhio Lewis, CEO of the Hawaiian Council.

Some Hawaii lawmakers think the state should be doing more to help the producers of lei made with locally grown, fragrant flowers.

Flower garlands are synonymous with Hawaii. But the purple orchid lei that adorn the necks of tourists often aren't made in the Aloha State.

Dear Tourist: The flowers in that bright-purple lei you received on your Hawaiʻi vacation almost certainly weren't grown in the Aloha State. The vast majority of those odorless orchids are imported ...

A Taiwan government delegation has agreed to launch a formal feasibility study for the long‑stalled redevelopment of the ...

Work on the infrastructure serving downtown keeps moving forward and shows our focus on reliability and safety.” ...

Community leaders and city officials gathered at Kekaulike and King streets to celebrate the ongoing efforts to revamp the ...

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Saturday for Honolulu Chinatown’s first arch, to be erected in about six months at the ...

The arch will serve as a welcoming symbol and help position Chinatown as a destination for both visitors and local residents.

There have been celebrations leading up to the Chinese New Year this year and the Ala Moana Center is getting ready to kick off its six-day Lunar New Year event.