Flower Leis Research Paper

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Many Hawaiian visitors want to purchase a lei to take back home, but newcomers to the island might not know which type is best to buy. The leis most tourists are familiar with are typically made of natural foliage including seeds, flowers, and leaves, but other types are made from sea or land shells. The staff at Leis By Ron, located in Honolulu, HI, discuss if you should buy a shell or flower lei souvenir.
Plumerias and orchids are some of the most commonly used flowers in a lei. Fresh flower leis are wonderfully fragrant and are the type that many tourists want to take home. However, if you want to bring a flower lei back to the mainland, you the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) must permit you to take it home. Agricultural inspectors

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