Graduation is around the corner. As we celebrate this milestone, family and friends present a lei to their graduate to show their pride, respect and love, and to commemorate their accomplishments.

Whether you are finishing high school or some form of higher education, graduation is an enormous accomplishment in a student's journey. Four years of dedication and discipline is finally being ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska » This time of year across the country, gyms and auditoriums fill with robed students, “Class of 2013” balloons and the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance.” In Anchorage — home to the ...

At commencement time, new graduates don their decorated caps and gowns, waving diplomas as they smile for photos. But many graduates also wear lei — made from flowers, candies, or ribbons around their ...

After countless years at her craft, Nellie Lua’s fingers have found a rhythm. The 68-year-old jabs a needle through the bottom of each carnation blossom and tugs the frilly flower along the thread. In ...