Hawaiian interjection · Greetings
hauʻoli lā Kalikimaka
Pronunciation: /how-oh-lee lah kah-lee-kee-mah-kah/
Meaning
Merry Christmas
Example sentences
ʻOluʻolu kou ʻohana me ka ʻoliʻoli, hauʻoli lā Kalikimaka!
May your family be happy and joyful, Merry Christmas!
Eia ka makana no ʻoe, hauʻoli lā Kalikimaka!
Here is a gift for you, Merry Christmas!
Mahalo no nā mea a pau āu i hana ai i kēia makahiki. Hauʻoli lā Kalikimaka!
Thank you for all that you have done this year. Merry Christmas!
About this word
“hauʻoli lā Kalikimaka” is a Hawaiian interjection meaning Merry Christmas. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.