Lei Measuring Longer Than 1 Mile Strung in Hawaii
(AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni) :: Volunteers attach plumeria, orchids and other fresh tropical flowers on a section of the world'slongest, lei in KapiolaniPark in front of Diamond Head mountain near Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Thursday, May 1, 2008. The lei was officically recorded at 5336 feet, well over one mile of exotic flowers. All documentation of the event will be sent to ?Guinness WorldRecords" .
Updated: 5/2/2008
May Day was Lei Day in Hawaii.
Volunteers hoping to set a record for the world's longest lei strung together flowers that stretched for more than a mile at Kapiolani Park in Waikiki on Thursday, organizers said.
Video, photos and witness statements documenting the lei, which measured 5,336 feet in length, will be sent to Guinness World Records, organizers said.
Success seems all but certain, because organizers say there currently isn't a Guinness record for the world's longest lei.
Mayor Mufi Hannemann is expected to announce within a few weeks whether the record is official.
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