Maui Lei Greetings at Kahului Airport

QUICK ANSWER
Airport Lei Greeting by Leis of Hawaii: Full-service greeting with baggage claim escort – operating since 1984 – Kahului, Maui.
Price: $85.00 (from, per person for groups of 7 or more) – $275 to $360 for a single guest
Duration: Arrival greeting, timing varies with the service level
Island: Maui
Best for: Travellers who want an escorted, concierge-style arrival rather than a lei and a photograph
Booking: instant confirmation.

WHAT THE LEI GREETING INVOLVES
This is the premium end of airport lei greetings and a different proposition from the standard services. Leis of Hawaii have run airport greetings since 1984 across Honolulu, Kahului, Kona and Lihue, for arrivals and departures and for cruise ships, hotels, luau functions and conventions as well as airports.

Uniformed greeters meet you after you deplane holding your name sign and present a lei from one of four service categories. Full-service guests are then escorted to the baggage claim area and helped with luggage. Staff will answer questions on airline tickets, car rental reservations and travel arrangements, and limousine service to your hotel can be added for an extra charge.

HOW IT RUNS
You meet at Kahului Airport on Maui. The service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which is the practical difference for red-eye and late-evening arrivals. Recognise your name sign after deplaning; your greeter takes it from there.

PRICING
The structure is by service category rather than by group size alone. Standard Discount for parties of seven or more is $85 each, with a Sonia orchid or kukui nut lei. For a single guest: Standard is $275 with a Sonia orchid lei; Standard Upgrade is $320 and opens plumeria, carnation, tuberose and dendrobium combinations; Superior is $340 for ti-leaf paired with Sonia orchid, tuberose, pikake, white orchid, rose or brown kukui nut; Deluxe is $360 for a double plumeria lei.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
– The $85 headline rate requires seven or more people; a single guest starts at $275
– Limousine transfer to your hotel is available at extra cost
– The service covers departures and cruise terminals as well as arrivals
– Available 24 hours a day, every day
– Cancellation: confirm the operator’s current cancellation window when you book

WHO IT IS FOR
Guests for whom the arrival is part of the occasion and the budget reflects that – a milestone anniversary, a VIP or client arrival, a convention delegation being met properly. What you are buying above the standard services is the escort: someone with you from the gate through baggage claim, handling luggage and answering the practical questions that usually eat the first hour of a trip.

Be clear-eyed about the price gap. A single guest here starts at $275 against $59 for a standard orchid greeting elsewhere on this site. That is roughly four and a half times the cost, and it buys the escort, the longer-established operator and the upgraded lei categories rather than a different flower.

Consider instead: if you want a fresh lei, a name sign and photographs without the escort, the standard Maui greetings start at $59 for one person and $39 each for groups of eight or more. For groups of seven or more here, the $85 rate narrows the gap considerably.

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Large Group Lei Greeting by LeiGreeting.com: One greeter, your whole party – 8 or more on the same flight – 15 minutes.
Price: $39.00 (from, per person) – up to $80 for the Deluxe Orchid
Duration: 15 minutes
Island: Maui
Best for: Weddings, reunions and company trips landing together – the lowest per-person lei greeting rate on Maui
Booking: instant confirmation.

WHAT THE LEI GREETING INVOLVES
One greeter meets your entire group at Kahului Airport, works through the party presenting each lei, and photographs the arrival on your phone. With eight or more people this is as much a coordination job as a greeting: the greeter gathers everyone, keeps the group together at baggage claim, and answers questions while bags come off.

All eight lei types are available. Classic Orchid, Kukui Nut, Ti Leaf, Keiki and Candy are $39 each. The two twist leis are $70. The Deluxe Orchid is $80.

HOW IT RUNS
You meet at Kahului Airport (OGG), 1 Keolani Pl, Kahului, HI 96732. The greeter waits at the baggage claim area in green and black aloha wear holding a personalised sign. Everyone must be arriving on the same flight for this rate. Transport is not included, and for a group of this size that is worth planning separately before you land.

PRICING
Per person, for parties of eight or more: $39 for Classic Orchid, Kukui Nut, Ti Leaf, Keiki or Candy; $70 for either twist lei; $80 for the Deluxe Orchid. You can mix lei types across the group. At $39 this is $20 per head below the solo rate.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
– Eight people minimum, all on the same flight
– Give a headcount and lei choices at booking, not on the day
– Keiki leis are sized for children up to six years old
– Book well ahead – a large group means a lot of leis made fresh
– Arrange onward transport separately; it is not included
– Cancellation: free up to 48 hours before arrival

WHO IT IS FOR
Groups arriving together for something: a destination wedding party, a family reunion, a company incentive trip, a sports team. The economics are the obvious draw – $39 against $59 for a single traveller – but the practical value is having someone at the airport whose job is to gather your group and point everyone in the right direction while you count heads.

It is also the tier where the candy and keiki leis earn their place, because large parties almost always include children.

Consider instead: two to seven people should book the custom greeting from $49 each, which offers the same lei choice at a smaller party size. A couple is better served by the honeymoon sets, which pair two complementary leis from $95 for the pair.

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See every Maui airport lei greeting, or browse the wider Maui collection. Getting the group off the airport? See Maui transfers.

QUICK ANSWER
Custom Lei Greeting by LeiGreeting.com: Every guest picks their own lei – 2 to 7 people on the same flight – 15 minutes.
Price: $49.00 (from, per person) – up to $85 for the Deluxe Orchid
Duration: 15 minutes
Island: Maui
Best for: Families and small groups where people want different leis – candy or keiki leis for the children, a kukui nut keepsake for an adult
Booking: instant confirmation.

WHAT THE LEI GREETING INVOLVES
One greeter meets your whole party at Kahului Airport with a personalised sign and gives each person the lei they chose at booking. That is the difference from the classic orchid greeting: this booking lets you mix lei types across the group rather than giving everyone the same strand.

Eight options are available. Classic Orchid, Kukui Nut, Ti Leaf, Keiki and Candy are all $49 each. The Kukui Nut and Ti Leaf Twist and the Ti Leaf and Orchid Twist are $79. The Deluxe Orchid, made with triple the flowers, is $85.

HOW IT RUNS
You meet at Kahului Airport (OGG), 1 Keolani Pl, Kahului, HI 96732. The greeter waits at the baggage claim area in green and black aloha wear holding your name sign, presents each lei, takes photographs on your phone and helps with questions while you collect bags. Everyone must be arriving on the same flight. Transport is not included.

PRICING
Per person, by lei choice, for parties of 2 to 7: $49 for Classic Orchid, Kukui Nut, Ti Leaf, Keiki or Candy; $79 for either twist lei; $85 for the Deluxe Orchid. You can mix choices within one booking. Rates are set by the operator and shown live above.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
– All guests must be on the same flight
– Two people minimum, seven maximum on this rate
– Keiki leis are sized for children up to six years old
– Candy leis are a flower-free alternative and work well for children
– Book at least 48 hours ahead so leis are made fresh
– Cancellation: free up to 48 hours before arrival

WHO IT IS FOR
Families and small groups landing together who do not all want the same thing. In practice that usually means a candy or keiki lei for younger children, a classic orchid for most adults, and a kukui nut for whoever wants something to take home rather than something that wilts.

That flexibility is the whole reason this tier exists. If everyone is happy with the same orchid strand, the classic orchid greeting is cheaper at the same party size.

Consider instead: a single traveller should book the solo greeting from $59. Eight or more on one flight drops to $39 each on the large group greeting. Couples should look at the honeymoon sets, which pair two complementary leis rather than two identical ones.

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QUICK ANSWER
Honeymoon Lei Greeting by LeiGreeting.com: Matched sets of two leis for couples – 15 minutes – available every day.
Price: $95.00 (from, set of two) – up to $165 for two Deluxe Orchid leis
Duration: 15 minutes
Island: Maui
Best for: Couples arriving together – the leis are chosen as complementary pairs rather than two of the same strand
Booking: instant confirmation.

WHAT THE LEI GREETING INVOLVES
A greeter meets you both at Kahului Airport with a personalised sign and presents a matched pair of fresh leis, then photographs the moment on your phone. Five pairings are offered, and the distinction from simply buying two single leis is that each set is composed to work together.

Classic Orchid Honeymoon Special is two single-strand orchid leis at $95. Aloha Honeymoon Special pairs one orchid with one braided ti leaf lei, also $95. Makahiki Honeymoon Special pairs one orchid with a polished kukui nut lei at $95. Traditional Honeymoon Special pairs a Deluxe Orchid with a Ti Leaf and Orchid twist at $159. Deluxe Honeymoon Special is two Deluxe Orchid leis at $165.

HOW IT RUNS
You meet at Kahului Airport (OGG), 1 Keolani Pl, Kahului, HI 96732. On domestic arrivals the greeter waits at your flight’s assigned baggage carousel in black and green aloha wear, holding a personalised welcome sign. Transport is not included.

PRICING
Priced per set of two leis, not per person: $95 for the Classic Orchid, Aloha or Makahiki sets, $159 for the Traditional set, $165 for the Deluxe set. Rates are set by the operator and shown live on the calendar above.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
– Prices cover two leis, so $95 is roughly $47.50 each
– Tell the operator if this is a honeymoon, anniversary or proposal
– Book at least 48 hours ahead so leis are made fresh
– Give the flight number so the greeter can find the right carousel
– Cancellation: free up to 48 hours before arrival

WHO IT IS FOR
Couples, and specifically couples who want the arrival to be part of the occasion rather than an errand before it. Honeymooners are the obvious case, but the sets work just as well for an anniversary trip or a proposal, and the photographs are taken before either of you has seen a hotel.

On value: at $95 for two, the entry sets work out around $47.50 each, which is below the $49 per-person custom rate and well below the $59 solo rate. Two people are better off here than booking two singles.

Consider instead: if you are two people who want two identical standard orchid leis and nothing more, the custom greeting at $49 each is comparable. Larger parties should look at the custom greeting for 2 to 7 or the large group greeting from $39 each at eight or more.

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QUICK ANSWER
Classic Orchid Lei Greeting by LeiGreeting.com: Fresh single-strand orchid lei – 15 minutes – available every day.
Price: $39.00 (from, per person) – $59 solo, $49 for 2-7, $39 for 8 or more
Duration: 15 minutes
Island: Maui
Best for: Anyone who wants the iconic purple orchid lei and no decisions to make – the price drops as your party grows
Booking: instant confirmation.

WHAT THE LEI GREETING INVOLVES
A greeter meets your flight at Kahului Airport holding a personalised welcome sign, places a fresh single-strand orchid lei around your neck, and takes photographs on your own phone. The single-strand orchid is the lei most people picture when they think of Hawaii, and it is the operator’s most popular choice.

This is the simplest version of the service: one lei type, one price per person, no options to weigh up. If you want to choose between orchid, ti leaf, kukui nut or candy leis, book the custom greeting instead.

HOW IT RUNS
You meet at Kahului Airport (OGG), 1 Keolani Pl, Kahului, HI 96732. Your greeter wears green and black aloha wear and waits at the baggage claim area as you come out of the terminal, holding a sign with your name on it. The whole greeting takes about 15 minutes. They will help with directions or questions while you wait for bags. Transport is not included.

PRICING
Priced per person and tiered by party size: $59 for one, $49 each for 2 to 7 people, and $39 each for 8 or more travelling on the same flight. Rates are set by the operator and shown live on the booking calendar above.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
– Book at least 48 hours ahead so the lei can be made fresh
– Give your flight number, not just an arrival time
– Everyone must be on the same flight for the group rates
– Stroller and wheelchair accessible
– Photos are taken on your phone, so bring it charged
– Cancellation: free up to 48 hours before arrival

WHO IT IS FOR
Travellers who want the classic Hawaiian arrival without picking through a menu. You get the fresh purple orchid lei, a greeter with your name on a sign, and photographs at the moment you land – which is the part people actually remember. It works equally well as a surprise for someone arriving, since you can book it for a guest without them knowing.

Consider instead: if you want to choose a different lei for each person – candy or keiki leis for children, a kukui nut keepsake for an adult – book the custom greeting for 2 to 7 people. Solo travellers who want the full lei menu should book the solo greeting. For couples, the honeymoon sets pair two complementary leis rather than two identical ones.

BROWSE MORE
See every Maui airport lei greeting, or browse the wider Maui collection. Arriving at Kahului? Read our guide to getting from the airport to your hotel.

QUICK ANSWER
Solo Traveler Lei Greeting by LeiGreeting.com: Your choice of eight fresh leis – 15 minutes – available every day.
Price: $59.00 (from, one person) – up to $95 for the Deluxe Orchid
Duration: 15 minutes
Island: Maui
Best for: One person arriving alone, or surprising a single traveller – the only tier where one guest gets the full lei menu
Booking: instant confirmation.

WHAT THE LEI GREETING INVOLVES
A greeter meets you at Kahului Airport with a personalised sign, presents the lei you chose at booking, and photographs the moment on your phone. Unlike the fixed classic orchid greeting, this booking opens the full range: Classic Orchid, Kukui Nut, Ti Leaf, Keiki, Candy, Kukui Nut and Ti Leaf Twist, Deluxe Orchid, or Ti Leaf and Orchid Twist.

HOW IT RUNS
You meet at Kahului Airport (OGG), 1 Keolani Pl, Kahului, HI 96732. The greeter waits at the baggage claim area in green and black aloha wear holding your name sign. They will answer questions and help with directions while you collect luggage. Transport is not included.

PRICING
One person, priced by lei: $59 for Classic Orchid, Kukui Nut, Ti Leaf, Keiki or Candy; $89 for the Kukui Nut and Ti Leaf Twist or the Ti Leaf and Orchid Twist; $95 for the Deluxe Orchid, which uses triple the flowers. Rates are set by the operator and shown live above.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
– This is the single-guest rate – two or more people should book the custom greeting instead
– Book at least 48 hours ahead so the lei is made fresh
– Give your flight number, not just an arrival time
– Stroller and wheelchair accessible
– Cancellation: free up to 48 hours before arrival

WHO IT IS FOR
Solo arrivals, and anyone arranging a welcome for one person – a partner flying in ahead, a parent visiting, a friend arriving for a wedding. Because it is priced for a single guest, it is the most expensive tier per head on the site, and deliberately so: you are paying for a greeter dedicated to one flight and one person.

The upgrade worth considering is the Deluxe Orchid at $95. It uses three times the flowers of the classic strand, which reads very differently in photographs – relevant if this is a proposal, an anniversary, or a first trip to Hawaii.

Consider instead: two to seven people on the same flight should book the custom greeting, where each guest picks their own lei from $49. If you only want the standard orchid and there are several of you, the classic orchid greeting falls to $39 each at eight people.

BROWSE MORE
See every Maui airport lei greeting, or browse the wider Maui collection. Arriving at Kahului? Read our guide to getting from the airport to your hotel.