Lei (garland) the time, Blanding was employed by the "Honolulu Star Bulletin", and he shared his idea with columnist Grace Tower Warren, who came up with the phrase, "May Day is Lei Day". The Hawaiian song, "May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii" was composed in 1927 by Ruth and Leonard "Red" Hawk. At the 81st Annual Mayor's Lei Day Celebration at Kapiolani Park in 2008, Honolulu set the record for the World's Longest Lei. Unofficially, the lei measured 5,336 feet in length, more than a mile. All of the major islands celebrate Lei Day, and each island is symbolized in pageantry
Maldives protest of international criticism of its records in relation to corruption and human rights. The name "Maldives" may derive from the Tamil words ' (garland / evening) and ' (island), or (', "Necklace Islands") in Sinhala. The Maldivian people are called "Dhivehin". The word ' (archaic ', related to Tamil , ') means "island", and "Dhives" ("Dhivehin") means "islanders" (i.e., Maldivians). The ancient Sri Lankan chronicle "Mahawamsa" refers to an island called "" ("Island of Women", ) in Pali, which is probably a mistranslation of the same Sanskrit word meaning "garland". Jan S Hogendorn, Grossman Professor of Economics, theorises that