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Article #333: Hawaii Christmas - Oahu Events, Holiday Airfares

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Christmas in Hawaii this year is as It's fun swapping tropical and white
festive as ever, and some very well Christmas stories with locals. For us
priced, holiday airfares can be found (at visitors it's especially fun to write
last check as low as $300 from US West home about how we spent our Christmas day
Coast). Whether your vacation is budget on a beach! Some newcomers to Hawaii will
or extravagant, you can create some even bring miniature trees down to the
beautiful holiday memories on Oahu. beach, although Hawaii has plenty
Hawaiian Christmas memories are among my Christmas trees. On Oahu,as on the other
favorite remembrances of living in islands, trees from the mainland are
Hawaii. Listening to the children belt sold. And, Hawaii has its own Christmas
out their favorites like "Here Comes tree: the island Norfolk Pine. The tree
Santa in a Red Canoe," and the Hawaiian doesn't have the spicy pine scent, but
version of "The 12 Days of Christmas," its largely spaced branches are
and hearing "Silent Night" sung in wonderfully easy to decorate.
English and Hawaiian by an angelic choir Hawaiian Christmas tree decorations are
on a balmy evening under the stars with found everywhere. Craft fairs are great
palm trees swaying are experiences not to for finding local style ones: coconut
be missed.Just walking downtown is a frond woven ornaments, kukui nut and tapa
delight during the holidays. cloth angels, Santas on surfboards in
And I'll never forget arriving at the canoes and riding dolphins; along with
Honolulu Airport for the first time beautiful wreaths made of island flowers
during the holiday season and being in and greenery.
awe of the towering tree all decked out Many of these craft fairs are events in
with huge, lauhala woven pineapples and themselves, complete with Hawaiian
golden lights. Christmas entertainment and food. You'll
Holidays in Hawaii, especially Christmas find many of these listed along with
are widely celebrated. This is a very other holiday Oahu events in newspapers
churched community,but even many of the and free magazines at the airport.
Buddhist families participate in Some of my favorite Oahu events at
Christmas traditions, especially the Christmas are the light displays in
Japanese-Americans who come who have a Honolulu and the music - choirs,
reputation for loving to give gifts. orchestras and local style bands are
If you're visiting the islands for the found everywhere with free concerts at
holidays, you will find a myriad of malls and on the beach. Adding to the
Christmas events on Oahu, actually on all holiday fun, many of Hawaii's most
the islands, but more so on Oahu. popular musicians like the Brothers
In Hawaii, Santa gives his reindeer a Cazimero and Don Ho perform regularly in
Christmas break and arrives in a canoe, Waikiki.
barefoot, tanned and with his red furry The Honolulu City Lights (the city was
pants rolled up. On Oahu, his first stop given permission by Keola and Kapono
is, as it is for most of Hawaii's Beamer to use the name of their all time
visitors, Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. hit song) is a spectacular display
Keiki (children) visit their Hawaiian throughout Honolulu, including Waikiki,
Santa at various cities on Oahu making Oahu a good pick for a Hawaiian
throughout the season. holiday vacation.
While at Christmas time, many of the The month-long, traditional festivities
islanders enjoy watching the visitors in begin with the Kawaiahao Church Service
awe of this warm, friendly climate in in Honolulu (This was the first Christian
the dead of winter, they also enjoy church built in Hawaii and is
imagining what a white Christmas would be extraordinary), the lighting of the
like. You'll hear many of the traditional City's 63-foot Norfolk Pine at Honolulu
mainland songs, like "Winter Wonderland" Hale (City Hall) and an electric parade
and "Jingle Bells." and concert on December 3; however
Some Hawaiians though do have a white festivities continue throughout the
Christmas, that is if they're on the Big holiday season.
Island (island of Hawaii) and drive up For example, the Honolulu City Lights
above the tree line to the 10,000 foot Trolley Tours run from December 8 to 30.
high snowcapped peaks of Mauna Kea, The $2.50 fare (under age 4 free)
transforming their boogie boards into benefits the Hawaii Food bank. For
sleds and building snowmen! With the details, visit Honolulu Hale If you go,
current, cheap airfares from between Oahu be sure to check out the other Oahu event
and Neighbor Islands,a side trip from calendars mentioned above as well as this
Oahu to the Big Island is more affordable one's.
than its been in a long time.






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