Hunakai (Ipomoea imperati)

A simple white flower found near many beaches.

The Hunakai is a very strong plant that is drought tolerant. It can grow to cover a lot of area so it needs plenty of room and it loves the sun. It is popularly found on beaches and sand dunes. This plant is useful for decorating the beach because of it's salt tolerance. It's name which means "sea foam" in Hawaiian is appropriate because it grows on the shoreline. 

Picture taken from: www.nativeplants.hawaii.edu