Celebrated in Hawaii, Lei Day honors leis, a type of garland or wreath, often worn as a necklace, that are made up of flowers, leaves, shells or feathers. Happy May Day!

HONOLULU, Hawaii (Island News) -- May First is May Day, and here in Hawaii it is Lei Day. A unique tradition centered around the Hawaiian custom of giving and receiving threaded or wrapped flowers ...

Behind the festivities, however, some lei makers expressed concerns about the future availability of flowers. Merryl Iraha, a vendor from Kailua, highlighted the decline in local flower production.

May Day is celebrated with colors, flowers and bonfires. Those who celebrate it, adorn their homes with flowers and greenery, and gather in public spaces for some maypole dancing, crowning a May ...

May Day is celebrated with colors, flowers and bonfires. Those who celebrate it, adorn their homes with flowers and greenery, and gather in public spaces for some maypole dancing, crowning a May ...

LIHUE — Make a lei, wear a lei, give a lei is the theme of this year’s May Day is Lei Day celebration by the Kauai Museum that honors the legacy of well-known lei-making family, the Pomroy ohana.

Activists around the globe are kicking off May Day demonstrations with workers rights rallies and marches for social justice causes. In some countries, it’s a public holiday honoring labor.