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An airport lei greeting is the traditional Hawaiian welcome: a fresh flower lei placed around your neck the moment you land, presented by a greeter holding a sign with your name on it. Every greeting on this page takes place at Kahului Airport (OGG) on Maui, takes about 15 minutes, and runs every day of the year. What you pay for is mostly party size and lei type – rates fall from $59 for a single traveller to $39 per person for groups of eight or more, while premium full-service greetings that escort you through to baggage claim run considerably higher. Book at least 48 hours ahead, because the leis are strung fresh for your specific flight.
You step off the plane at Kahului Airport and someone is waiting with your name on a sign and a fresh lei i...
The single-strand purple orchid is the lei most people picture when they think of Hawaii, and it is the most popular choice by a distance. Choose a kukui nut lei instead if you want something that survives the flight home, since polished nuts last indefinitely where flowers do not. Ti leaf leis are braided and open-ended rather than strung. For children, candy leis avoid flowers altogether and keiki leis are cut shorter so they sit correctly on a small frame.
Lei greetings are priced per person and the rate falls as the party grows. A single traveller pays from $59, parties of two to seven pay from $49 each, and groups of eight or more arriving on the same flight pay from $39 each. Couples are a special case: honeymoon sets are priced per pair from $95, which works out around $47.50 each and beats booking two singles. Everyone must be on the same flight for group rates to apply.
A standard greeting is a lei, a name sign and photographs taken on your phone, and it takes about 15 minutes. A full-service greeting adds a uniformed greeter who escorts you through to baggage claim, helps with luggage and answers questions about car hire and onward travel, with limousine transfer available at extra cost. The gap is substantial – full service starts at $275 for a single guest – so it is worth being clear about which you actually want.
Book at least 48 hours before you land, which is also the free cancellation window on most greetings. Give your flight number rather than just an arrival time so the greeter can track delays and find the right baggage carousel. No lei greeting includes onward transport, so arrange a transfer or car separately – Kahului to Kihei runs about 30 to 45 minutes and Lahaina about an hour.
From $39 per person for groups of eight or more on the same flight, $49 each for parties of two to seven, and $59 for a single traveller. Honeymoon sets of two leis start at $95 for the pair. Premium full-service greetings with a baggage claim escort start at $85 each for groups of seven or more, or $275 for one guest.
At the baggage claim area as you come out of the terminal, at 1 Keolani Pl, Kahului, HI 96732. Greeters wear green and black aloha wear and hold a personalised sign with your name on it. On domestic arrivals they wait at your flight’s assigned baggage carousel.
At least 48 hours. Leis are strung fresh for your specific flight, so later bookings often cannot be filled, and 48 hours is also the free cancellation deadline on most greetings. Large groups should book further ahead, since a party of eight or more means a lot of leis made to order.
Yes, and it is one of the most common uses. You book with the arriving guest’s flight number and the name you want printed on the welcome sign. They do not need to know in advance, and the greeter finds them at baggage claim.
No. Every standard lei greeting covers the lei, the greeter and photographs only. Full-service greetings can add a limousine transfer for an extra charge. Otherwise arrange a transfer or hire car separately – Kahului to Kihei takes 30 to 45 minutes and Lahaina about an hour.
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