What is the flower scent of Hawaii?

Hopefully someone knows what I'm trying to ask... I went to Hawaii and sometimes I could smell this fragrant FLOWER scent in the air and it's the only place that has it. No kidding. Does anyone know what it is called? It's definitely not jasmine or plumeria or magnolia but along those lines. tnx!

What is the flower scent of Hawaii?
I'm going to take a wild stab and say Puakenikeni. It's a small flower that looks very much like stephanotis (sp?), but turns yellow-ish a few hours after being picked, and has a very BIG smell. Chances are you got it on a lei, but even if you didn't the smell is very popular among the islands. The smell is sweet, but not sickly, deep and thick, but not suffocating, and it lingers in the air. Unfortunately, there isn't a way I can show you to see if it's the right answer, but hopefully the name of the flower or the description rings a bell. I've included below a picture of a stephanotis to give you a better idea of what the puakenikeni (pronounced poo-ah-ke-knee-ke-knee) looks like.





http://www.stevensandson.com/cuts/cuts/i...





EDIT: Nevermind! I found a few pics of the puakenikeni:





http://www.flickr.com/photos/globaleyes/...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/peaceofgod/...


http://www.sendleis.com/puaken1.jpg





As a side note, puakenikeni is widely known in the islands for it's scent.
Reply:Maybe it was just the clean air............ (:
Reply:Maybe pikake? No, that is a form of jasmine, I'm pretty sure. Plumeria is what first came to my mind, as there are so many plumeria trees around. Those two plus ginger are the most common fragrent flowers. Gardenias too, but they are not unique to Hawaii. Bourganvillea are all over the place, but they don't have a fragrence. There are other fragrent flowers like mock orange %26amp; puakenikeni, but they aren't so common.
Reply:Puakenikeni ~ http://www.alohafriendsphotos.com/flower...





Tuberose ~ http://www.volcanogallery.com/flowers/fl...
Reply:it may be ginger. if you were on the big island that is probably ginger but i have never smelled it on any of the other islands
Reply:it may have been puakinikini but it could be a mix of all the flowers. if you're looking for a lotion that smells like it, go to bath and body works (if you're on the mainland) and smell the velvet tuberose lotion/soap stuff. that's what i use when i'm homesick.
Reply:good
Reply:Plumeria I would say, it is very easy to pick out that smell

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