This song, by Mary Heanu, mentions the custom of making leis for visitors and the lovely flowers that they are made from.
Aia ē aʻi Hilo ē
O ka nani ē pua ka lehua ēI lei ē no ka malihini ē
Kipaʻaku ai ē i ka ʻāina ēE ake au ē a e ʻike ē
I ka nani ē o Waiākea ēKilohi au ē ʻo ka nani ē
I ka ulu lehua ē aʻo Panaʻewa ēHaʻina ē mai ka puana ē
ʻO ka nani ē pua ka lehua ē