The protea family is primarily found south of the equator in Africa and Australia. It includes macadamia, banksias, grevilleas and stenocarpus. Of all the many floral choices available in the ...

Its beautiful protea arrangements can be seen each weekday on the set of Living808, and can be purchased on Oahu at Paiko in Kakaako. For more information, call Flowers by Kona Scent at (808) 929 ...

She says her husband’s uncle was “very involved with the early Protea coming to Maui” and inspired the couple to continue the family tradition when they inherited the farm in the early 1990s. “Uncle ...

Philip Eugene Parvin, who has been credited as the “father of the Hawaiian protea industry” has died. He was 86. Beginning in 1968, Parvin, a Florida native, became superintendent of the ...

If your fresh holiday arrangement includes exotic cut protea flowers purchased at a local florist shop, chances are they came from a family-run protea farm in Hawaii, where the flower has been ...

April showers bring May flowers. Some in Hawaii are from Australia. When it comes to strange animals and plants, ... he was inspired to explore the potential of a protea industry in Hawaii.

Mei Day Turns Locally Grown Tropical Flowers into Works of Art Owner Tamara Rigney’s creations adorn Hawai‘i’s luxury stores and hotels, and brighten weddings and corporate events. June 1, 2022.

OCEAN VIEW, Hawaii For eight years, Tony and Sam Bayaoa have grown thousands of bright red, yellow and pink protea flowers on their farm. Then last month, Kilauea volcano opened a new vent and bega… ...

But lately, a new generation of local floral designers are rejuvenating the native craft. When Lauren Shearer, 34, started her lei shop, Hawaii Flora + Fauna, in 2016 on Maui, where she grew up ...

Sam and Tony Bayaoa operate Flowers by Kona Scent in Oceanside on Hawaii Island. For the past 17 years, they’ve grown thousands of bright red, yellow, and pink protea flowers on their two-acre ...