Hawaii became the last state to join the union on August 21, 1959. Vintage photos of Hawaii show the island's thriving culture, traditions, and natural beauty. Photos also show what it was like to ...

Hawaiians have been proudly carrying on the tradition of lei making for more than 1,000 years. Here's a firsthand look at the process.

The scientists soon realized they had rediscovered a flower species that was thought to be extinct. According to a statement from the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hibiscadelphus woodii was ...

The remote, rugged cliff faces of Kalalau Valley on Kaua’i, Hawaii ... more images, revealing three individual H. woodii plants on the cliffside. “We were hoping to catch it in flower, ...

With her flower crown and grass skirt, the hula girl has been synonymous with Hawaiian hospitality since cruise ships first docked in Honolulu in the 1920s. Even today, exoticized images of these ...

And in honor of the annual celebration, Hawaiian Airlines Capt. Rick Rogers, the company's archivist, selected a number of historic images to showcase the history of the flower in flight attendant ...

The plants—which grow in Kalalau Valley, by all accounts Hawaii’s equivalent of the Cliffs of Insanity—were found not by foot, but by drone. The flower, seen above before its brilliant ...

and other images that roll over the heads of visitors. Between the segments of constantly moving 3-D scenery are rows of what Flower Show officials say is the largest display of white orchids and ...

The scientists soon realized they had rediscovered a flower species that was thought to be extinct. According to a statement from the National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hibiscadelphus woodii was ...