Aloha Alaska? Lei Is A Big Deal At Anchorage Graduation Time
Five lei vendors hawking flower and candy lei outside this week’s high school graduation in Anchorage, Alaska? It seems the large population of Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have transported the timeless tradition to the Frozen North.
But $20 for an orchid lei? Ho, brah! 8 bucks here.
Read the story in the Anchorage Daily News. Local columnist Julia O’Malley reports that lei vendors are doing well elsewhere in the country, too — Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada — as the Polynesian population and culture spreads.
— Patti Epler
