Hinahina

Hawaii Island Lei Material: Kaho'olawe

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Hinahina flowers

Hinahina flowers; photo by  David Eickhoff on Flickr (use permitted with attribution).

Island of Kaho'olawe Official Lei Material

Hinahina (native beach heliotrope; Heliotropium anomalum, var. argenteum) was designated the official island lei material of Kaho'olawe in 1988. The fragrant white flowers and the succulent leaves of hinahina are used to provide a long-lived attractive lei. Other names for hinahina: hinahina ku kahakai, nohonohopuuone, pohinahina (Boraginaceae). All State Flowers

Island Flowers & Lei Materials

In addition to Hawaii's state flower, each Hawaiian island also designates an official island color and an official flower or lei material; 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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Images

Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum (hinahina, hinahina ku kahakai, nohonohopuuone, pohinahina); image by Forest & Kim Starr; image use policy.

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State of Hawaii, USA (public domain image).

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