Lei Day be celebrated on May 1 which to be in conjunction with May Day. She was coined in saying, " May day is Lei day." Each island of Hawaii has a specific Lei which makes great variety in the leis being produced from each part of Hawaii. The island of Kauai's lei is actually a type of fruit. These purple berries are strung around and leave a blossoming smell that can only be found on this island. Kahoolawe's is called "hinahina" and this is found on the beaches of Kahoolawe, the stems and flowers of this plant are twisted together to
Cuscuta sandwichiana a twining vine with thin, leafless yellow to yellow-orange stems and very small yellowish flowers which grow in small clusters along the stems. Lei (garland): "Kaunaʻoa kahakai" was used for both "lei o ka poʻo" (head lei) and l"ei āʻī" (neck lei) Medicinal: Plants of both "kaunaʻoa kahakai" and "kaunaʻoa pehu" were pounded until soft, strained, and juice drunk to thin blood for women who had given birth or who had thick blood. Cuscuta sandwichiana Cuscuta sandwichiana ("Kauna'oa kahakai") is a parasitic vine and the only member of the genus Cuscuta that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It parasitizes