From its golden sun to its turquoise surf, Hawaii can always take your breath away. But it's the colorful leis that may dazzle the most. The island's exquisite array of flowers, valued for their ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. imports over 80% of cut flowers from other countries, and despite having plenty of tropical flowers, Hawaii imports a lot of those too.

Credit: National Tropical Botanical Garden National Tropical ... “We were hoping to catch it in flower, but it wasn’t flowering at that time,” says Ben Nyberg, drone specialist for NTBG.