I loved this place, because of all the various plants and leis available. I wish I hadn't overspent my travel budget, as I would have grabbed something from this place. The other factor that kept me from doing so, were the signs in the airport about checking for plants and other animals entering the island and what not.
I wasn't really sure how strict they were with plants and animals leaving their habitat. I suppose it was fine as the store was permitted in the airport, but all those signs entering the island had me nervous I might have accidental catnip or cat fur on me that would trigger some warning.
The flowers and plants were absolutely gorgeous. I wish now I had brought one back to Texas as the natural flowers and foliage of Hawaii were beautiful and having a living reminder of my honeymoon would have been nice. I did go as far as to check the plants to see if they had pointers as to how to keep them alive.
I don't have a green thumb, but anyone who does should be able to keep their plants alive, as long as they don't live in Texas where weather is psychotic.
The staff was friendly, the space was small, but the smell and variety made me wish I could have stayed a bit longer to browse, but leaving the island I didn't feel too comfortable to browse too long in case our plane departed immediately. It's a lovely store, and if you feel daring, you should buy one of the pretty flowers to take home. read more