"Mele Kalikimaka" means "Merry Christmas" in Hawaiian.
During Christmas in Hawaii, it is common to hear the phrase "Mele Kalikimaka", which is pronounced "meh-leh kah-lee-kee-mah-kah". The phrase is used in a Hawaiian Christmas song with these lyrics: "Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day. That's the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway. Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright, the sun to shine by day and all the stars at night. Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you." Give a gift from the islands with a Hawaiian Christmas gift.
Ornaments
If you are visiting Hawaii, pick up Christmas ornaments to commemorate your trip and to give to others back home. Select ornaments with a direct Hawaiian theme. For example, you might select a Christmas ornament that displays leis or hula dancers.
Music
Purchase a music CD of traditional Hawaiian Christmas songs. You can buy CDs from several online vendors. Make sure the music features the ukulele, a traditional Hawaiian musical instrument that looks like a small guitar, either in part or whole.
Greeting Cards
Purchase a set of Hawaiian Christmas greeting cards from several online vendors---or make your own cards by uploading photographs you have taken in Hawaii onto a professional greeting card design site. As long as the resolution of the photographs is large enough according to specifications of the card design website, you will be able to produce a sharp, creative greeting card that also will be unique.
Desserts
Purchase or make a Hawaiian Christmas cake such as a pineapple macadamia nut cake or a chocolate haupia (coconut) pie and package it in a Christmas box. Serve these desserts at Christmas parties and other gatherings, or give them away as personal Christmas season treats.
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