City still accepting lei donations for upcoming Memorial Day celebration

About a thousand Scouts of Hawaii members placed lei on gravestones at Punchbowl over the...
About a thousand Scouts of Hawaii members placed lei on gravestones at Punchbowl over the weekend.(Hawaii News Now)
Published: May. 26, 2023 at 11:50 AM HST
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The city still needs your help to donate lei for an upcoming Memorial Day celebration.

The city needs 38,000 lei to adorn every grave at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

There are several lei-sewing opportunities and lei drop-off locations across the island, including at Honolulu and Kapolei Hales as well as some district parks.

They are still accepting donations at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl till 6 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday.