Graduation Season Hawaii Lei Tradition

Here in Hawaii, it has become a beloved tradition to give a lei to "the graduate." Whether that person is graduating from high school, college, completing a course or workshop--any achievement is worthy of being acknowledged and celebrated with a lei.

What is the proper way to give a lei in Hawaii? The proper and traditional way to give a Hawaiian lei is to place it over the person's head so it hangs around their neck, then give him or her a kiss on the cheek. Of course if you have a closer relationship with that person you can kiss them on the lips.

May and June is known as the graduation season in Hawaii. Graduates from all over Hawaii are heaped with leis from family, friends, and other well wishers.

On the mainland your graduate will really stand out from the crowd wearing a fresh hawaiian lei direct from Hawaii. Your lei will also convey love, aloha, and your affection for the graduating person on their special day.

Please visit our fresh hawaiian lei page for a selection of authentic beautiful leis direct from Hawaii. Our flowers are grown right here on the Big Island, and your lei is sewn up fresh on the day that it is shipped. Other leis can be bought online, but many leis are actually imported to Hawaii from Singapore and Thailand, and then reshipped to you. (How fresh can that be?) Most consumers don't know this and think they are buying leis with flowers grown in Hawaii and sewn into leis here on the islands.

Mahalo for supporting Big Island Hawaii flower farmers!

See our Hawaiian leis blog category for more interesting articles about leis in Hawaii.