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| Waikiki Elementary May Day, 1980 (Star Advertiser) |
The
Lei Day celebration returns to Kapiolani Park:
This year, the 94th Lei Day Celebration returns after a cancellation in 2020 and virtual celebration in 2021. The free festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. this Sunday at the Queen Kapiʻolani Park in Waikīkī.
...Lei Day has a fascinating history. The day originated from an idea by poet Don Blanding in the 1920s.
Blanding thought there should be a designated day celebrating the beauty and significance of lei in Hawaiʻi. Blanding discussed his idea with “Honolulu Star-Bulletin” columnist Grace Tower Warren. She suggested that Lei Day should fall on May Day, creating the popular and catchy phrase, “May Day is Lei Day.” The first Lei Day celebration was held in Honolulu on May 1, 1928. Since then, numerous festivals have been established throughout the state to celebrate the uniquely Hawaiian holiday.
As I've
said before, I much prefer the Hawaiian May Day to the Marxist version that commemorates worker uprisings. Flowers universally bring smiles, while upraised fists bring...I'll be polite and just say pluses and minuses.
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