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