Sledding, Maui-style
It’s 75 degrees out, not a snowball in sight. Hot Cocoa is enjoyed in the air conditioned coffee shop or a red & green shave ice is had instead. Our town’s Christmas tree is a Banyan…the largest Banyan in the U.S! We make sand angels instead of snow angels, we wear leis instead of scarves and Santa throws a shaka and rides in on an outrigger with sea turtles as his reindeer.
That’s Christmas in Hawaii!
Mele Kalikimaka!
click the triangle below to listen and sing along…
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Merry Christmas Sarah! I love my snow covered roofs and sledding and all the things that come with a midwest Christmas, but wow, Hawaii looks like it might make me forget about all that…
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December 24, 2009 at 7:12 pm
We would LOVE a white Christmas next year! My kids have never seen the snow! So we’re hoping to make that happen soon! Merry Christmas Kim!
Mele Kalikimaka! I’ll be there for 2010!
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December 24, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Merry Christmas! I love the picture of Santa!
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I’ve never had a warm Christmas… well that’s not true. We’ve had a few Christmases that were in the 60′s, but mostly it’s quite cold. This year we are lucky enough to have snow… Moanna loves it. I hate snow, but am excited for Moanna… I could use a Hawaiian Christmas now and then…
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December 25, 2009 at 7:42 am
Mele Kalikimaka! I have a picture of myself in front of that Santa, as well as my daughter. We usually go to Maui roughly every 4 years for Christmas, but this makes year 4 since we were there last, and instead we are snowed in at home. I haven’t been feeling the Christmas mood, I think listening to Mele Kalikimaka may help. Thanks!
Love your blog! It looks beautiful in Hawaii at Christmas. We are getting hit with a snow storm right now and I am so jealous!
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December 27, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! I love that Santa pic! :D
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Sarah, lovely to find this today! My husband & I have opted out of our Canadian Christmas this year and moved to Oahu for the winter – it was always a dream of mine to have Christmas in Hawaii, and I’m finally living it. The sparkle is so much prettier with the surf and sun, I think. :) Your blog + story is inspiring. Mele Kalikimaka!
Where is Santa with the turtles? I’ve only seen Santa with the dolphins at Whalers. My son loves turtles, I’d love to show him.
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December 25, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Haven’t seen one, just made that part of my Hawaiian Christmas story because I love the honu too.
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