Hilo celebrates Lei Day

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Lei decorate a table at the Lei Day celebration at Kalakaua Park in Hilo on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Dancers with Halau Hula Ke ‘Olu Makani O Mauna Loa dance the hula during Lei Day at Kalakaua Park in Hilo on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Kumu Meleana Manuel dances hula after Halau Hula Ke ‘Olu Makani O Mauna Loa performed at the Lei Day celebration at Kalakaua Park in Hilo on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Bobby Jean Leithead Todd, right, shows Ellie Gemine flowers during Lei Day at Kalakaua Park in Hilo on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Lacey Dirks puts a flower on her lei during the Lei Day celebration at Kalakaua Park in Hilo on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald From left, Jan Wilcox, Lacey Dirks and Toby Hazel choose flowers to put on their lei during Lei Day at Kalakaua Park in Hilo on Saturday.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Rayne Leimana Izumi-Baltero, left, demonstrates how to make haku lei during the Lei Day celebration at Kalakaua Park in Hilo.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Emma Tunisian, left, dances hula with Halau Hula Ke ‘Olu Makani O Mauna Loa during the Lei Day celebration at Kalakaua Park in Hilo.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Yuki Watabe works on a haku lei with help from Rayne Leimana Izumi-Baltero during the Lei Day celebration at Kalakaua Park in Hilo.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Sky Torigoe watches hula during the Lei Day celebration Saturday at Kalakaua Park in Hilo.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Lei are gifted to King Kalakaua in celebration of Lei Day at Kalakaua Park in Hilo on Saturday.