Reviews for Dorothy's Lei Stand

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May 2025
Beautiful leis on the ready or pre-order for a special occasion. A perfect gift to pickup for anyone arriving to the island.

In continuous operation since 1946, this Hawaiian-owned lei stand (along with neighboring Sophia’s and Harriet’s) offers a wide variety of fragrant and non-fragrant Polynesian flowers.

A true joy to visit, with very friendly aunties smiling as they expertly thread together hundreds of flowers daily.
Jan 2025
Dorothy is probably the most honest and sweetest person to work with and she will take care of you. I only go to her stand for all my special occasions that we celebrate. Highly recommend
Dec 2022
12-19-22 we pulled into the lei stands. There aren't as many stalls selling leis like in the past.At least two sellers had signs like kamaaina or military discount. Not sure if it's a gimmick to draw you in but it made no difference in the final price of the lei.I wanted a simple lei to welcome my daughter home for winter break. This booth had the sweetest lei seller who called me Darlin' in every sentence.Because of the wind and rain yesterday she told me she just wanted to make a little bit for the day then go home.Working in conditions affected by the weather must have its ups and downs. They sure must get their free doses of Vitamin D on a nice sunny day.Fortunately they have a sheltered part of their booth. Since it was just past the noon hour another person was having her homemade lunch in there.I chose a simple orchid and tuberose lei. It looked and smelled fresh and pleasant.The first booth tried to sell me a lei unfit for sale and also a ginger lei that smelled like old socks.I made a Snaggle Puss move and "Exit stage left" to Dorothy's and I'm glad I did.Please check out the quality and variety of leis before you buy. Normally I would buy leis in Chinatown except parking is a challenge.Here at the airport there's lots of parking stalls available. In the past we always thought airport leis were more expensive.BUT, it's convenient if you're welcoming a dear one home or greeting a malahini from out of Hawaii.Hope the tradition of giving a lei at special occasions becomes popular again once the pandemic is no longer a menace to people's health.