May 1st is known as Lei Day here in Hawaii.
The first Lei Day was celebrated on May 1 in 1928. In 1929, Lei Day was made an official holiday (Hawaii was still a territory of the United States). Since then, Lei Day has been a day to celebrate native Hawaiian culture.
Festivities center around Queen Kapiolani Park in Waikiki. Tourists and locals gather to enjoy live music, lei-making contests and workshops, and various local crafts.
The Honolulu City & County's website maintains a picture gallery and schedule of the events that take place in Kapiolani Park on May 1 every year.
For the May 1, 2008 festivities, the City & County of Honolulu made plans to assemble the longest lei (flower garland) in the world. With a Guinness World Record Adjudicator on site, the City & County succeeded and an enormous 5,336 foot (1,626 m) lei was declared as the longest Fresh Flower/Garland Lei in the world.
If you have plans to travel to Hawaii on May 1st, we encourage you to spend some time in Kapiolani Park to enjoy the Lei Day festivities.
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