Hula dancers would often collect its flowers and leaves to craft lei and make offerings to Laka, the Hawaiian goddess of hula. Hawaiians also used ‘ohi‘a wood to create the carvings that adorned their ...

Now, researchers are in a race against time. They say most of the vast ‘ohi‘a forests on Hawaii island will be gone in the ...

From left: an open lei with shells, pincushion protea and braided dracaena leaves; a poepoe-style (rounded) carnation lei ...

Traditionally, rangoli is prepared from dry-coloured powder, but lately, people are also trying fresh flower petals and leaves. It not only gives rangoli an interesting texture but also imparts a ...