Lei Day very thin and even more fragile. This specific lei is often called the "Royal lei" because in the past it was worn by high chieftains. Lei Day is a celebration of Hawaiian culture, or the aloha spirit. People commonly celebrate by giving gifts of leis to one another. Schools also put on plays and elect a Lei Day court of Kings and Queens to represent the different islands. Each island has its own symbol that is composed of a color and a flower. Hawaii (the big island) is red, Maui is pink, Oahu is yellow, Molokai is green, Lanai is
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