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Big Island Lei Greeting Service at Kona Airport - Hawaiian Floral Necklace

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Airport Lei Greeting

Reviewed by: Rich, 2023/12/02

Booked the day before our arrival which was a mistake as have to pay an extra fee for short notice.

Even then the order is not guaranteed.

But it got confirmed and there was a nice man waiting for us by the baggage belt.

He welcomed us to the Island (Big Island) and wished me a Happy Birthday as this was part of our request and then presented out Leis.

We put the flowers in the fridge when we arrived at put location and on leaving the island, scattered the petals in the sea by the turtles near Waikola.

Happy with the service provided, but book early to avoid having the extra fee.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2023/11/12
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Surprise lei greeting

Reviewed by: Judy, 2023/03/04

We surprised our friends with a lei greeting at the Kona airport. And surprised they were! We were looking for someone in a special shirt (as per the email) but he was in a plain colored shirt. However, he did have a sign with their names and he did call out their names as people approached the baggage claim. The leis were GORGEOUS! Over the following days, our friends received many compliments about how pretty the flowers were. And they smelled GREAT!
HIGHLY recommend this experience. This is not the first time we've used Veltra for surprise lei greetings and each time the experience is the same....GREAT!

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2023/02/06
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Lei greeting great welcome to the Big Island

Reviewed by: Chris, 2022/06/16

We were greeted by sign on the way to the baggage claim. The greeter had beautiful flower leis for us waiting and helped up put them on and also helped with directions to the baggage claim and rental car facility. It was my dad's and son's first time to Hawaii, so we wanted to do something special and it didn't disappoint.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2022/06/09
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Do it!

Reviewed by: Yohana, 2021/07/06

It was so nice to arrive at the airport and be greeted with a lei. Our greeter was so kind and offered to take a picture of our family with our leis. He seemed genuinely happy for us to have arrived on his island. This was a surprise for my family so it was great to see their faces. The leis lasted all day. Two things to note: my flight info changed at the last minute and I was nervous that I would lose the money I paid and they wouldn’t be there when we arrived. I called multiple times, but the time difference didn’t let me catch them in the office. Someone did call me about my flight change, but I was in the air. I was pleasantly surprised to see the greeter there. But definitely call them if anything like that happens to you. Secondly, (in my own little world) I was expecting to be the only one greeted, but it’s one greeter for all the people who buy this package, so we waited for the family ahead of us who were greeted and took pictures. It almost ruined the surprise for my family, but since they had no idea this was happening, they waited patiently for me to turn their attention toward the greeter. They were still surprised.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2021/06/28
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Everything as promised!

Reviewed by: RRS, 2021/04/22

Beautiful leis and a very kind lady who presented the leis and gave us guidance on where we'd find our luggage and car rental.

Mahalo

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2021/04/20
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Lei Experience

Reviewed by: Mark Dyre, 2021/01/07

The representative was waiting for us and called to confirm we were there. Everything went according to expectations.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2020/12/23
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Gorgeous & fun

Reviewed by: Allison, 2019/03/21

The leis were gorgeous & they lasted all week. I loved seeing my group of 6 all receive them as soon as we were out of the gate area at the airport.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Allison! Thank you for taking the time to inform us of your lei greeting experience! We are glad that all guests had such a wonderful time with our greeter to feel welcomed~ I hope that everyone had a happy visit and we hope to serve you again in the near future.

Mahalo!
-- Jesse I.

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2019/03/09
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Lei

Reviewed by: Keb, 2019/03/14

Great lei, easy to find, helpful with directions! Definitely recommend!

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Keb!

Thank you for taking the time to review your lei greeting! We are glad that our greeter was to your satisfaction, and we hope that you have a wonderful vacation.

Mahalo!
-- Jesse I.

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2019/03/11
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Everything as advertised!

Reviewed by: Russ, 2018/01/13

Everything was as advertised! Flight arrival time had changed and I forgot to notify. I was worried the greeting would not happen. It did! Great job and thanks. My wife was surprised and thrilled with the beautiful lei.

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Activity Date:2017/12/19
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Awesome!

Reviewed by: Aloha, 2017/11/18

Such a nice way to be greeted! The company called in advance to make sure the flight info was accurate.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha!

Thank you for taking the time to review your lei greeting experience! We hope that this lei greeting was a meaningful kick-start to your Hawaiian vacation. We enjoy making sure that details are always correct so we can making your lei greeting happen. It is wonderful to have learned your greeting went well, and we hope to have the opportunity to serve you again in the future!

Mahalo!
-- Jesse I.

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Activity Date:2017/10/28
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Nice Greeting

Reviewed by: ColoradoVisitor, 2017/05/08

This was a nice way to arrive on the Big Island. As a bonus, the woman who greeted us knew everything about the airport and rental car locations. The pink and white colored orchid leis smelled fantabulous!

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Activity Date:2017/04/15
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Wonderful Greeting!

Reviewed by: Kevin A, 2017/01/20

I surprised my wife with a Lei greeting on our arrival in Kona. The greeter was very engaging and friendly. Her pleasant manner was a delight after a long day of travel.

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Kevin!

Thank you for your wonderful review! We take pride in the work we do, and we are glad that Carrie's lei greeter made it all worthwhile! We hope you have a wonderful vacation!

Mahalo Nui Loa!
-- Jesse I.

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Attended as:Solo Travelers
Activity Date:2017/01/17
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A big smile!

Reviewed by: Steve W., 2016/12/17

The gentleman stood there with a lei, and a sign with my wife's name on it. She wasn't expecting anything, and when she figured out what was going on, a big smile spread across her face! It was well worth the price!

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Steve! Thank you for taking the time to reply to us regarding your lei greeting! We take pride with giving guests to our islands a piece of the aloha spirit. Our lei makers will be notified of your wonderful review, and I am sure they will be ecstatic to provide more quality leis for years to come.

We sincerely appreciate having the opportunity to serve you, and we hope to do so again in the future!

Mahalo Nui Loa!
-- Jesse I.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2016/12/14
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very friendly and helpfull

Reviewed by: Jil, 2016/12/03

The person who was waiting for me was so friendly and helpfull to gett my luggage an the flowers are really fresh and smell so good that i just can recommand you to have a real hawaiian greeting

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Jil,

Thank you very much for your review! We are so honored that we were able to provide such a wonderful service for your experience in our beautiful island of Hawai'i. We always strive to provide our beloved visitors with a piece of our aloha, and so we are elated to have provided you as such.

Mahalo Nui!

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Attended as:Solo Travelers
Activity Date:2016/11/29
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Lei

Reviewed by: Aileen , 2016/09/06

Kona Lei welcoming,
Thank you for the warm welcoming we received! Great welcoming!! She helped us to where to find the baggage claim and where to go for the car rental pickup. Very friendly and helpful. Asked if we needed anything else she could do.
Thank you for the warm welcome!!!!
Aileen

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Aileen! This is superb! We are glad that our greeter gave you the best service that she could! We take pride in welcoming all of our guests, and we will definitely have this message sent to her. We hope your vacation was a great one! Mahalo Nui Loa! -- Jesse I. --

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2016/09/03
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Fun Start to a Fun Bib Island Week

Reviewed by: Dan and Z, 2016/06/21

THe Lei's were beautiful and fun surprise for my wife. Romantic way to start the trip. Mahala

Reply from activity provider

Aloha Dan & Z! Thank you for taking the time to write to us! We are thrilled to have learned that your lei greetings went well! We hope you enjoyed your time here in the islands, and we hope to serve you again in the near future!

Mahalo Nui Loa!
-- Jesse I.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2016/06/18
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Our LeI greeting

Reviewed by: Tony, 2015/09/02

We loved being greeted at the airport with these beautiful flower Leis. We were excited to get in the spirit of being in Hawaii.

  • I love this lei

  • The flowers are beautiful

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Activity Date:2015/08/30
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Beautiful

Reviewed by: Mindy, 2015/06/27

The flowers were so pretty. The kids really liked being greeted and given the flowers.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2015/05/30
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A Great Welcome to Hawaii

Reviewed by: Gillespie, 2015/03/28

My wife and I decided to take our children, their spouses and all the grandchildren on a family vacation to Hawaii. I remembered the nice welcome we had on our first vacation to Hawaii shortly after we were married, and I thought it would be nice to give the whole family a similar experience. Once I found someone to direct me to a possible website, the process was straight forward and easy. What I was looking for was being offered at a discount, and the price seemed right. The instructions were easy to follow, but without mentioning anything to the family, our grandchildren happened to find people holding up our sign first. The hostesses were ready for us with 10 aloha welcomes and beautiful orchid leis (of which 3 were upgraded further, for the mothers). The kids were all pleased and our youngest wore here lei as part of a hairpiece a few days later and it was still looking good. Maybe this isn't needed on each trip to Hawaii, but I'm sure glad I arranged this as a first-time welcome for the grandchildren and their parents. Thanks again for making everything special for our family.

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2015/03/15
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Delux Lei Greeting

Reviewed by: Stuart, 2013/03/29

Our greeter was just outside the security terminal at Kona airport. She was holding a sign with our name on it. She was on-time, very friendly and helpful. She welcomed us to the Island, called us by our firest names and presented the Lei's over our heads. She even directed us where to go to get our luggage.

The Lei's were large, colorful and full. My concern was the condition the flowers were in. They appeared old, and wilted. For $80.00 I expected fresh flowers. We cared for them when we got to our condo and use them the next night at a Luau. They were not very pretty by then however.

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Hawaii

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/11/03

It was a beautiful lei. And the person delivering it was very nice. I would do again.

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There is a first for everything...

Reviewed by: Erin, 2012/08/20

I very much enjoyed the unique oppurunity to be greeted in Hawaii by a Hawaiian native. The lei greeting was fantastic, albeit, I was not expecting to have to walk through the whole terminal to find the greeter. I still highly recommend this for any first timer, honeymooners and if you're in a group. This is an excellent way to start a vacation and you can create memories right off the start. The lei was very beautiful and the scent was heavenly, my only wish was that I had received instruction on how to maintain the lei so that it would not fall apart and then wither.

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lei greeting arrival

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2012/06/20

Having grown up in the islands, receiving a flower lei was a custom I was used to. This being my partners first trip to the islands...it was an added treat! He is a great lover of flora and fauna and the lei greeting was a perfect start to his memorial 1st trip.

I am sure we will return again someday, and hope to make the lei greeting a part of those plans too.

Oh, it was a total surprise for him, and he was well pleased! Our service was prompt and our greeter very friendly (as we found everyone on the island)!

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Lei

Reviewed by: susan, 2011/12/27

Great for the kids and birthdays! It is what it is.

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Lei Greeting

Reviewed by: Bonnie Latini, 2011/08/26

I found Hawaii Activities on the internet and went with it. I was a little worried that I was not going to get what I paid for but I was more than pleasantly surprised. When we arrived our Greeter was there with the sign just like the instructions said they would be. It was a simple pleasure for my family, especially my daughter. The woman who greeted us was beautiful and as kind as anyone we've ever met! We couldn't have asked for a better welcome to Hawaii. Thank you!

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Big smiles

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2011/02/01

Excellent suprise for someone coming to Hawaii. Everyone daydreams about receiving a flower lei when they go to Hawaii and with this service it can happen. We took our mother in law to Hawaii for her first time and set this up without her knowledge. She sure was surprised when we arrived in Kona!

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Surprise

Reviewed by: Mike, 2010/05/04

My wife had been to Hawaii once before and did not get a lei greeting then. (This was before we had met). I wanted to surprise her, so I set up the service without her knowledge. When we deplaned and walked toward baggage claim, I saw the greeter and pointed my wife in her direction. She was completely surprised and this was the perfect start to a wonderful vacation. The leis were beautiful and the young lady presenting them was great ambassador for Hawaii.

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Lei Greeting

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2009/03/21

One flight was cancelled, and we had to board a different flight. The presenter was waiting for us when we arrived and was very friendly and helpful even though we arrived later than planned.

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Greeter

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous, 2008/10/20

Provided immediate great surprise-very pleasant and welcoming greeter

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What a way to start

Reviewed by: Megan and Olivia, 2008/09/06

I surprised my partner with the lei service at the airport. She was so surprised. The leis were beautiful and everyone kept complementing them all day. The greeter was wonderful pleasant and help direct us to the luggage and even helped us pick-up our rental car.

It was a wonderful experience and I would definitely use the service again.

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