My friends in Honolulu surprised me and all their friends and family with a live-streamed wedding…read moreduring the pandemic. Moments into realizing we were about to see them get married, I googled a florist open near where they live and WOW did i luck out!!! Mike at the Blue Iris walked me through some options, listened to what I was looking for, created an artful arrangement, and hand delivered it within hours of their ceremony, delivered to them on their wedding day with a personalized note. He was friendly and kind, and the flowers exceeded my expectations and created the perfect floral arrangement for my friends on their special day! He went above and beyond to communicate with me & confirm every step of my order, and really made it so special even though it was a same day order!! Even his handwriting in the card was cool! I just appreciate the attention to detail both in how he worked with me as a customer, delivered with care to the recipient, and most importantly the beauty of the flowers themselves... I am so grateful to Mike at Blue Iris for making a happy day even happier!!! Thanks, Mike!!!

The bouquet was even more beautiful than the photo I ordered for my sister-in-law's birthday. The…read morebrilliant part of this is that I ordered online on Valentines, requesting next day delivery. She loved her beautiful bouquet. Thank you so much!

The BEST freshly cut tropical flowers in Honolulu, Hawaii!…read more For Ching Ming (Chinese Memorial Day), I was looking for something to take to the cemetery for the ancestors... 96744 Tropic Flowers was located at the very beginning of the Kaka'ako Farmers' Market, so it was easy to notice. When I took a closer look, this vendor had some unusual Torch Gingers and other Heliconia. The prices were also very reasonable! I took a chance and bought a bunch of flowers and a stem of the Torch Ginger so my mom could look at it. My mom's yard had pink and red Torch Gingers, but not like these! (I think that it's a Malay Rose Torch Ginger.) Mom asked if I had a plant... I laughed and said, "No..." That was April 4, 2020. I went to check on the flowers on Easter, April 12, 2020. The flowers from 96744 Tropic Flowers were still good! Wow! I went back to Kaka'ako Farmers' Market on April 18 to let the owner, Kevin, know how hardy his flowers are and how happy I am! He was very humble and grateful for the feedback! There were other customers who seemed to be repeat patrons because they called Kevin by name. I got a new bouquet of Red Ginger, yellow Heliconia, green pinecone ginger, and variegated hala leaf to bring to my dad again. Most of the flowers from April 4th are still healthy! Yes! I tell you... tropical flowers are meant for our weather... not like mainland flowers that wilt quickly! So - if you need durable, colorful, beautiful flowers, come to Kaka'ako Farmers' Market on Saturdays from 8am to noon or Mililani Farmers' Market on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. If you need suggestions, Kevin will surely help you!

Beautiful flowers! Flowers are fresh and colors are vibrant. Would definitely recommend if you're…read morelooking for local tropical flower styles. Located at the Kakaako Farmers Market.

Lauren was amazing with our order. This was a last minute decision for our destination wedding in…read moreHonolulu. We got two arrangements for our alter and I gave some inspiration photos to Lauren and she took off with amazing colors. I forgot to take a photo of the flowers but this is the best I got. I absolutely loved them! I ended up donating them to my hotel to display. Highly recommended Flora Manoa. And the quote for the arrangement was within our budget of under $500 for both.

Loved working with Lauren! Super easy to reach and communicate with. Sent her inspo pics and colors…read moreI was interested in and she gave me options and feedback on what flowers worked best in a lei po'o and what was available. Can't wait for another occasion to order from her!

Leandra and Daniel are the PERFECT wedding florists. They made our wedding look like a dream while…read morestill keeping it within our budget. And they did it all while we were in a different state! They are extremely friendly, communicative, flexible to whatever we were looking for and offered great insights/tips to what would or would not work for the look of our wedding. They made the whole process a BREEZE and I did not stress one bit. They truly showed how much they cared to make sure the overall look was successful. I would recommend them to anyone in a heartbeat! Thank you Leandra and Daniel. You guys are the best in the business!!!!!!!

Even though my wedding is over, I'm still obsessed with Leandra at Cocolani Gardens! When searching…read morefor a florist, I wanted to support someone local. I was excited to find their Waimanalo farm. She is very sweet and attentive to my changing needs (I went from a backyard wedding to a large venue). She made sure to work within my budget and I gave her free rein on her floral creations. Florals were what I was most excited about on my wedding day since I had no idea what the final result would be! She and her partner did an incredible job and they are also going to do my sister's wedding. I will forever sing Cocolani's praises and continue to support them.

First of thank EJ for helping me! EJ recommended fresh flower leis for the budget I wanted to stay…read morewith in and I got a money and ribbon lei as a 2 for one so I was excited ! She also delivered the leis to me! I would recommend The Flower Day for all your graduation needs !

I found Fresh Hawaii Leis online to send my sister some leis and haku. Since I cannot see her and…read moreher family due to travel restrictions, I wanted to send her something for her birthday. The company called to confirm and go over options due to Coronavirus. My sister sent me a photo and they are beautiful! She was so surprised and loved how fresh the leis and haku were. Thank you Fresh Hawaii Leis for making her day special. I'll order from you guys again!

I was so excited when I found this company that could ship leis from my home state of Hawaii. I…read moreplaced and PAID for my order last month (April) for 40 leis for TWO (2) MAY DAY CELEBRATION EVENTS HERE IN CHICAGO on Tues 5/7 & Wed 5/8. SHIPMENT WAS TO ARRIVE MONDAY, 5/6. I sent an email that morning to the person, 'Mike', who was handling my account asking for the tracking info for FedEx, the service they were using. Mike emailed back: "Hi GiGi, I'm so deeply sorry!! While overseas, I didn't get the email that your invoice was paid so it wasn't in our calendar. I'm not sure why it didn't show up in our inbox. Just now, I had to manually pull up each invoice and found yours. Unfortunately, there is no way to get the package to you today which is the day of your event. We feel horrible that this happened, especially since this is for an event where everyone is expecting to have leis. The package should have been sent on Saturday and received on Monday, today, since FedEx is closed on Sunday. We will definitely refund you for your order. I can't express how sorry we are that this happened. Aloha, Mike" TODAY & TOMORROW, BOTH MAY DAY EVENTS, WHICH I HAD ADVERTISED FOR THE PAST MONTH IS RUINED! As a local Hawaiian islander, I'm always promoting, sharing and educating mainland folks about Hawaiian culture, music, food, etc., and "MAY DAY, LEI DAY' was an event EVERYONE was looking forward to receiving a fresh flower lei, directly from Hawaii. All the apologies doesn't help my situation here now. I've nothing to give people to show what 'Lei Day' is all about. There's no way to make up for this mess. Whatever order-shipment system you have there, didn't work. My order fell through the cracks. Will not use your service again. Extremely Disappointed Hawaiian Local Islander in the Midwest

I first saw Susan Knott's work with plants at the Ramada Plaza hotel in Waikiki, in 2014, and…read morehappened to see her there a few times. Later, I saw more of her work, at the Kuhio Village Towers condo, and, more recently, at the Waikiki Banyan condo/hotel. I'm an eye witness to the fact that she is an absolute ARTIST, GENIUS, and WIZARD, when it comes to plants. She knows plants which can live in a pot indoors, with no sunlight, no fresh air, and little or no watering or fertilizing, i.e., virtually maintenance free, and yet they remain green, healthy, and beautiful, and do not shed any leaves or anything else. They are some kind of cave-dweller plants, and can grow big. Under her direction, the plants and landscaping at the Waikiki Banyan changed from the former "so-so", "okay" job, to a striking exhibit of beautiful artistry and impressive mastery with plants. I've never in my life known of anyone else who is better with plants than Susan Knott of the Why Knott Nursery.

AMAZING FLORIST!!!!!! We were looking for a local florist for my sisters wedding here in Haleiwa…read moreand hit the jackpot! Amazing service and beat the price out of every quote we received. The bouquets and centerpieces were all stunning. They even hand sewed in ti leaves to my sisters wedding lei because she wanted some sort of green to tie everything in. Would definitely recommend them and use them again. Thank you for a beautiful day and making the photos look incredible!!!

My family has always viewed the New Year with more enthusiasm than Christmas. It's a good fucking…read morething we're not TERRORISTS SET ON ZERO BOMBING A BATTLESHIP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN or anything because I'm sure we set off enough fireworks on NYE to raise red flags at the NSA. And to start the year off right, we ALWAYS host a New Year's Day house party that basically involves eating a shit ton of food, BCS Bowl viewing, and the conspicuous consumption of Coors Light. And no, it's not JUST because we're a bunch of blood-related atheists who don't give a fuck about being saved and will therefore BURN IN HELL; New Year is a more important holiday for our culture! Yeah, that's right bitch: CULTURE. Lest you think we're Western through and through, we also do traditional Japanese things to usher in every new year such as: eating ozoni (traditional soup of miso, kamaboko, gobo and kuromame), pounding kagami mochi, and making kadomatsus. Kadomatsus are New Year decorations placed at the entrances to homes as a way to welcome our ancestral kamis (spirits). Comprised of bamboo stalks, pine brushes, and ume blossoms, kadomatsus bring prosperity and come in a variety of different sizes. And okay, I'm kidding, we don't actually MAKE our kadomatsus, even though TECHINALLY you're supposed to. So what? TECHNICALLY you're supposed to use Prepatation H for ass lumps, but I FIND it works WONDERS for the bags under my eyes. So give me a fucking break. Oh, we also don't pound our own fucking mochi, either -- do I LOOK LIKE someone who would or even could pick up a mallet?!? I mean, aside from the time I tried to BASH YOUR FUCKING HEAD IN WHILE JONESING FOR A CIGARETTE?!? We're just a huge fucking family of FOBs (Faux Oriental Bitches) so judge us if you must but before you do that let me ask what connections YOU maintain to your mother culture, Mr. Whitey McWhitester-Fucktard?!? ANYWAY, we've been BUYING our kadomatsus from Mikis for the last couple of years and have been VERY HAPPY with them. See, Miki's -- a family-run florist located in a small, nondescript storefront -- not only makes excellent leis and other floral arrangements, they also assemble Kadomatus. This year, our 2-foot tall kadomatsu (http://static.px.yelp.com/photo/0CO9CBoVinRBAMiVo_9wUw/l) was rather expensive -- $100 -- but it was still a small price to pay for maintaining a tie to tradition. So if you want to be stylin' like The Family I, head to Miki's and get one.

I have been coming here for the last four years and I'm just ecstatically impressed with the…read moredesigns of flowers that the owner makes for me. Great family owned shop!