Three generations of Hilo lei makers and event florists. Lei poʻo, haku, centerpieces — sourced from the gardens we've kept since 1965.
My grandmother, Auntie Lehua, started this business out of her front yard in Hilo in 1965. She was sixty years old at the time, recently widowed, and good at flowers. People started knocking. We never stopped.
Today we are a small team — my mom, two of my aunties, my cousin, and me. We grow most of what we use. The puakenikeni and pīkake come from the original garden. The maile we forage on family land in ʻŌlaʻa. The ʻōhiʻa lehua, when in season, comes from a friend's land in Volcano.
We make lei for weddings, graduations, baby blessings, funerals, and the kind of regular Wednesday where someone needs to remember someone. Our lei poʻo and haku lei are made the morning of — never the night before, never refrigerated past four hours. They will look better at sunset than at noon.
We do event work too: ceremony arches, table arrangements, cake floral, you name it. We're particular about what we use. We will never put roses dyed blue in your wedding. If we don't think a request will look right, we will tell you. If you press, we will still tell you.
Kekoa S. (planner) · Wailea
Lehua Lei House is the Hilo florist I send neighbor-island couples to. Their puakenikeni lei are unmatched — fragrance carries across a room. The team will tell you the truth about what flowers will be in season and what to avoid for a date. Saved us from a disaster of out-of-season white peonies last summer.
Naomi K. · Hilo
We had our wedding in Volcano and used Lehua Lei House for everything — bridal lei poʻo, table florals, ceremony arch. The ʻōhiʻa lehua in the haku lei was personal to my husband (it grew on his family's land where he proposed). They came to the venue at sunrise to deliver everything fresh. We will use them for every milestone for the rest of our lives.
Dianne M. · Hilo
I called Auntie Lehua's family the day my brother died. They had lei ready by morning, refused to charge me extra for rush, and one of the aunties prayed with me at pickup. This is a family business in the truest sense.
These are starting packages. Most vendors will customize for your date, headcount, and the kind of party you're throwing — ask.
Per event
Lei for a wedding party of 4-12, a graduation, or a small ceremony. Mix of pīkake, kukui, ti leaf, or seasonal options.
Full event
Lei poʻo for the bride, lei for parents, three centerpieces, ceremony arch greenery. Sized for under-50-guest weddings.
Full event
Full bridal party lei, custom ceremony installation, eight to twelve table centerpieces, cake floral, sweetheart-table installation.
Booked dates are pulled from the vendor's own calendar. If your date is open, you can request a quote — they'll confirm in their reply. Most events lock in 2–6 months ahead in Hawaiʻi; for May–August dates, sooner is safer.
Lūʻau-format Polynesian programs led by Kumu Hula Iolana Kahalehoe. Hilo-based hālau, three decades of weekly lūʻau and family events.
Hilo-based wedding and portrait photography. Quieter galleries than what mainland photographers tend to make on this island.
Modern wedding florals from a Honolulu studio. Sourced local where we can, transparent about it where we can't.