Hawaiian Phrase · Greetings
Hauʻoli Mele Kalikimaka
Pronunciation: /how-OH-lee meh-leh kah-lee-kee-MAH-kah/
Meaning
Merry Christmas. A greeting for Christmas.
Example sentences
Ia ʻoe a me kou ʻohana, Hauʻoli Mele Kalikimaka!
To you and your family, Merry Christmas!
Makemake mākou e hoʻouna aku i ka hauʻoli i nā mea a pau me ka ʻōlelo ʻana, Hauʻoli Mele Kalikimaka!
We want to send happiness to everyone by saying, Merry Christmas!
Ma ka lā Kalikimaka, e ʻoliʻoli kākou a ʻōlelo aku, Hauʻoli Mele Kalikimaka!
On Christmas Day, let us rejoice and say, Merry Christmas!
About this word
“Hauʻoli Mele Kalikimaka” is a Hawaiian phrase 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.