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Friday, December 23, 2011

It’s Christmas time in the islands of Aloha!

Aloha!

Here’s a little history about how this holiday arrived in the islands and some key phrases that you may hear in Hawaii during the Christmas and New Year's Day holiday season.

“Mele Kalikimaka” or Merry Christmas! The words "Mele Kalikimaka" are a phonetic translation. When the missionaries and other Westerners first brought the custom of Christmas to the islands the Hawaiians had difficulty pronouncing Merry Christmas and turned it into words that rolled more easily off their tongues.

Mele Kalikimaka from the Travel Professor!

Steve Call
"The Travel Professor"

Steve Call gets paid to tell people where to go as the director of the Travel, Tourism and Hotel Management associate degree program at Ohio University-Ironton. Professionally, he's a certified travel consultant and accredited cruise counselor and holds two college degrees. He has visited all the continents with the exception of Australia and Antarctica.

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Friday, December 23, 2011

It’s Christmas time in the islands of Aloha!

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