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'Ohi'a Lehua

Hawaii Island Flower: Hawai'i

Ohi'a blossoms (red pua lehua on the floor of Kilauea Iki crater, Hawai'i); photo by M. Vassey on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

Official Island Flower of Hawai'i

The island of Hawai'i (the big island) recognizes 'Ōhi'a Lehua (metrosideros macropus M. collina), also known as the pua lehua, as the official island flower.

The state flower of Hawai'i is the pua aloalo, or yellow hibiscus. All State Flowers

Island Flowers & Lei Materials

In addition to Hawaii's state flower, each Hawaiian island also designates an official flower or lei material (as well as an official island color):

Hawai'i - 'Ōhi'a Lehua;
Maui - lokelani (pink Damask rose);
O'ahu - pua 'ilima;
Kaua'i - mokihana berry;
Moloka'i - Pua Kukui (blossom of candlenut tree);
Lana'i - kauna'oa (native dodder);
Ni'ihau - pupu (tiny seashells); and
Kaho'olawe - hinahina (native beach heliotrope).

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