{"id":3062,"date":"2017-12-03T22:04:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T06:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=3062"},"modified":"2022-07-21T13:25:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T20:25:13","slug":"mele-kalikimaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/mele-kalikimaka\/","title":{"rendered":"Mele Kalikimaka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I was a kid growing up in Hawaii, Christmas was always depicted with Santa on a surfboard. I mean, what would you expect, living on a tropical island? Doesn\u2019t make sense for him to come down a chimney, riding a sleigh pulled by reindeer, does it? Christmas in Hawaii is definitely a unique experience, with its own flavor and culture unlike anything on the Mainland. And as a kid, I never wondered how Santa was able to deliver our toys on a surfboard\u2014I only cared that I got them.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas was introduced to the Hawaiians back in the early 1800s when Protestant missionaries first came to the islands. Prior to this the Hawaiian religion celebrated <em>Makahiki,<\/em> which was a time of thanksgiving, and all warfare was forbidden while communal bonds were renewed. Eventually King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma of Hawaii declared Christmas an official holiday in 1862.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mele.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mele.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Mele Kalikimaka<\/em> means \u201cMerry Christmas\u201d in Hawaiian (roughly translated). It\u2019s not as difficult to pronounce as it looks, BTW\u2014just say \u201cMeh-leh Kah-li-ki-mah-kah\u201d and flash the \u201cshaka\u201d sign and grin! There are 2 songs that say <em>Mele Kalikimaka<\/em> that I know of; the original is by Bing Crosby from the 1940s and the other one is a more updated version by the Beach Boys. Maybe you\u2019ve heard these before?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pig.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhat\u2019s for dinner at Christmas? My guess is that most of America has ham or turkey during the holidays, or maybe roast beef. Being Japanese-American, someone would always bring sushi because that\u2019s what you eat on special occasions. But there would be <em>Kalua Pig<\/em> too, just because\u2014 who doesn\u2019t like roast pork, Hawaiian style? If you go to any <em>luau<\/em> in Hawaii, you\u2019ll be able to see how they roast a whole pig and bury it an underground oven called an <em>imu.<\/em> As a tourist attraction it\u2019s pretty spectacular to see the entire pig being hoisted out of the ground, but luckily by the time it hits your plate it basically looks like shredded pork. My wife\u2019s family, from her Hawaiian side in Maui, really did have a pit in their backyard where they did this every year.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kalua.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kalua.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Poinsettias, which start blooming all over the place in pots during Christmas, are indigenous to Mexico and Central America. But they grow wild in Hawaii, where you can see them changing colors to their brilliant red on the hillsides. The tropical latitude makes for ideal conditions for Poinsettias, which can grow up to 12ft. and can be spotted everywhere, in backyards and along local roads. As winter comes in Hawaii, the shorter days cause the Pointsettia leaves to turn Ferrari Red, and everyone knows Christmas is coming. Be honest, when you see Pointsettias in pots it\u2019s no big deal, but if you saw them like this, wow!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pointsettia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pointsettia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get back to Santa on a surfboard. Only in Hawaii can you get an ethnic looking Santa for a picture, right? Here\u2019s my son at 19 months old, when we took a Santa picture at a mall in Honolulu. We\u2019ve taken pictures every year since my kids were born, and we still make them take Santa pictures even today. My son is now in college and 20 years old, but he\u2019s a good sport about it. This is my favorite though\u2014with the local Santa who just got back from the beach.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/santa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/santa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credits: Ornament by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/davedugdale\/albums\/72157621923844822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Dave Dugdale<\/span><\/a> Blocks by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danramarch\/albums\/72157634486746616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Daniel Ramirez<\/span><\/a> Imu by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duffelblog.com\/2012\/07\/hawaiian-army-national-guard-unit-has-luau-with-afghan-locals-invites-friendship-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">DuffelBlog <\/span><\/a>Kalua Pork by Daniel Lane<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a kid growing up in Hawaii, Christmas was always depicted with Santa on a surfboard. I mean, what would you expect, living on a tropical island? Doesn\u2019t make sense for him to come down a chimney, riding a sleigh pulled by reindeer, does it? 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