Thai flower power
Get off the plane at Honolulu’s airport and you’ll most likely receive a lei. But leis are mostly imported from Thailand, a well kept secret until the latest dust up in Thailand caused flights to be delayed from there. Thailand is the world’s largest orchid exporter and Hawaiians often buy leis from Thailand, all information the lei industry does not want to make public.
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