Flower Leis is a Hawaii-based lei shop that ships fresh Hawaiian leis to all 50 states. Our roots in the lei business go back to 2003, and we specialize in one thing: getting a fresh lei from Hawaii to your door on the mainland, on time, for the occasions that matter.
Who runs Flower Leis?
Flower Leis is co-founded and run by Ann Boots, a Hawaii-raised lei specialist with 10 years in the lei shipping business.
The story starts a little earlier. Since 2003, the Paik family has run a wholesale lei business supplying fresh leis to shops and florists across Hawaii. They supplied Hawaiian leis to businesses, florists and retailers everywhere in Hawaii, but nowhere online. In 2016, Ann partnered with the family to change that, building the online side of the business so customers outside Hawaii could order the same leis that island florists had been buying for years.
Ann grew up in Hawaii with leis the way most people grow up with birthday cake: part of every graduation, every wedding, every arrival and every farewell. That’s the experience we are shipping to you, not just flowers in a box.
Where do our leis come from?
We are lei specialists. Every lei is strung fresh in Hawaii by people who have been doing this their whole lives. We take pride in utilizing traditional Hawaiian lei making methods with intricate weaves and styles passed down from generations of lei makers.
Your order is packed in insulated packaging with ice gel packs right before FedEx pickup, then flown to the mainland by 2nd Day or Priority Overnight service.
How fresh will your lei be?
A lei that arrives cool and is placed straight into the refrigerator generally holds for 2 to 5 days, depending on the flower. We recommend having your lei arrive the day before you need it rather than the day of, which protects you against weather and carrier delays.
Hot summer weather is an exception. Once temperatures climbs, leis are exposed to hot temperatures in transit made worse when flowers are left sitting on a hot doorstep. We rely on third party shipping partners like Fedex and UPS, so we don’t have control over what happens to leis when they leave our warehouse. For those reasons we can’t guarantee summer freshness. What we can do is ship out fresh leis with cold packs. We encourage you to keep transit times short with overnight service and pick a delivery address where someone can bring the lei inside right away.
What makes Flower Leis different?
Shipping fresh flowers 2,500 miles is a logistics craft, and what we obsess over. Orders placed by 12:00 noon Hawaii time process the same day, and ordering about four days ahead ensures you get the lei you want, when you want it. A real person answers 808-798-6125 and in our website chat, between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. Hawaii time.
Flowers are a live crop, so availability can shift with weather and supply. You decide at checkout what happens if the lei you picked is unavailable: an automatic substitution of equal or greater value, a call to you first, or a cancellation and refund.
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