Surely you’ve seen the lovely lei in photos that greet some of the Pacific Cup finishers. You can order them here. Perhaps your yacht has received one in races past. In the excitement of the arrivals you may have not noticed how this happens or how they are made.
Since 2002—14 years or 8 Pacific Cup summers ago—a Hawaiian cooperative and civic club have fashioned the 12-foot-long lei garlands to order especially for this event. 
Members and friends pick and gather tropical foliage and flowers from their gardens and the mountains, and then congregate at Kaneohe Yacht Club to turn out these beauties. No two are exactly alike, but each is made from the heart, that is to say, with love and aloha.
Members and friends pick and gather tropical foliage and flowers from their gardens and the mountains, and then congregate at Kaneohe Yacht Club to turn out these beauties. No two are exactly alike, but each is made from the heart, that is to say, with love and aloha.
About this time, Rebekah "The Boat Lei Lady" Luke puts out a call to dozens of volunteers to alert them that it’s time. Some start grooming their gardens for picking in a few weeks. Others now know to mark their calendars for a marathon of lei making. They look forward to an enjoyable social time, not unlike that of a ladies quilting circle. And someone prepares to monitor the ETAs. There’s another incentive. Net sales of the lei product are reserved for student scholarships.It's easy to order these. Just click the order link!
Yeah, after all those sea miles, it’s great to smell the sweet scent of land, and with a boat lei you can do that up close.