May 1st is a significant day in Hawaii. Known as lei day, it's a time to give, receive and share the aloha spirit with our friends and family. And we here at JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa want to celebrate lei day with our guests by having a Lei Day ceremony.
It began a few days before May 1st with our hard-working associates who took time out of their busy schedules to sew nearly 200 orchid lei.
Roger and Donna string orchid flowers to make beautiful lei.
On Saturday May 1st, the associates and guests gathered in our lobby at 10 a.m.
To start the ceremony, the associates presented the lei to guests as a gesture of aloha.
Guests were then entertained by associates who performed Hawaiian music and danced the hula.
Along with the performances, our associates also set up arts and crafts for children as well as demonstrations such as poi pounding.
Some guests were even brave enough to go up front and get a special hula lesson from our dancers!
Then, as the group sang "May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii," associates dropped flower petals from the higher floors down to the lobby! It was raining flowers!
To wrap it up, everyone held hands and sand "Hawaii Aloha."
Mahalo to our dedicated associates and General Manager Dan Banchiu for putting on a great Lei Day celebration for our guests!
(L to R) Michelle, Larissa, Dan Banchiu, Melanie and David
(1st row, kneeling) Shanna, Zack and Brian
(Standing L to R) Noelani, Jamie, Keoni, Flea, Jun, Dan Banchiu, Raymor, Del, Ben, Tanya and Hazel
Happy Lei Day everyone!
Booked into your Kauai hotel with Marriott, there are many natural wonders that the vacationer can visit, one not to be missed is the Waimea Canyon. Filled with mystical waterfalls,gardens and beaches, there is a 13 mile long chasm of ancient lava rock. Staying at our Kauai hotel, you’ll learn about Kauai as the oldest of the Hawaiian islands, an island that exists on top of a volcano rising from the ocean floor. Geologists site that while the volcano was still erupting four million years ago, a portion of the island collapsed forming a depression for the erupting volcanic lava to collect. The Waimea Canyon state Park is over 1,866 acres including wilderness areas and numerous hiking trails.
