Big Island A welcome to remember
Kona Airport (KOA) Big Island Lei Greeting
Big Island of Hawaii
A closer look at your welcome
A personal start to your island stay
A personal start to your island stay
🌺 Lei Greeting at Kona Airport
Arrive on the Big Island in the true spirit of Aloha with a traditional Kona Airport lei greeting. Your friendly island greeter will welcome you right at baggage claim and present you with the lei you selected for your arrival.
A Kona airport lei greeting is a memorable way to begin your vacation, welcome loved ones, or surprise someone special as they arrive on the island. It is a beautiful choice for honeymooners, returning visitors, first-time guests, birthdays, anniversaries and other meaningful occasions.
🌸 Lei Options on Hawaii's Big Island
Choose from several lei styles, including classic flower leis, leis for men and colorful candy leis for children. Our leis are handcrafted with fresh tropical blooms such as dendrobium orchids, plumeria, and pua kika (cigar flowers), along with traditional lei materials such as ti leaf and kukui nuts. Because fresh flowers are seasonal, specific varieties may vary depending on availability.
Few things feel more Hawaiian than arriving on the islands and being welcomed with a fresh lei. Reserve your Kona Airport lei greeting before your trip and begin your Big Island vacation with a meaningful tradition that has welcomed generations of visitors to Hawaii.
⚠️ Notes & Special Requests
- If ordering within 2 days of arrival, there is a $15 surcharge per party (not per person). Within 2 days of arrival, only Standard leis are available.
- If this is a surprise lei greeting that you are booking for someone else, please tell the recipient to look for a sign with their name on it just prior to entering the baggage claim area.
- Leis can be shortened for children upon request. Please call us or include a note next to the recipient's name when making your reservation.
- Cigar leis require booking at least 7 days in advance.
Before your arrival
Special instructions
Helpful arrival notes, meeting details and planning information in one easy section.
Where & when
Look for a welcome sign personalized with your name or group name as you enter the baggage claim area.
If this is a surprise lei greeting that you are booking for someone else, please tell the recipient to look for a sign with their name on it just before entering the baggage claim area.
For same day changes due to flight delays/changes, please contact 808-796-3102.
Restrictions
Due to shortages, tuberose flowers are currently unavailable until further notice.
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