Island Life | 5-29-15

Silverswords grow on Mauna Kea. Debbi Scheid/Community Contributor

Lilikoi blossom in Kona Palisades. Photo by Lena Gasperov

A wiliwili tree grows makai of Waikoloa Village. Anita Glass/Community Contributor

Native aalii blossoms, which are used in haku lei, are seen in the Koaia Tree Sanctuary. Susan Geiser/Community Contributor

A sandalwood tree blossoms in the Koaia Tree Sanctuary in Kohala. Susan Geiser/Community Contributor

A bee prepares to land on a passion fruit blossom. Suzy Coyne/Community Contributor

An ohia lehua blossom begins to open in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Donna R. Goodale/Community Contributor