MELE KALIKIMAKA: 7 THINGS YOU DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS IN HONOLULU If you’re looking introduce the Aloha Spirit into your holiday season, you’ll find activities throughout Waikiki and Oahu to help you spread good cheer… 1. Santa Surfs: On any day in December leading up to (and often a few days after!) Christmas, a handful of locals tackle Waikiki waves donning full Santa suits. (Try and capture your GoPro shots before they wipeout; a wet Santa is not a pretty Santa.) 2. Many people know that Hawaii is the only state in America with a true palace that once was home to a seated King and Queen. Most don’t know that it’s decorated and lit with thousands of elegant lights throughout December and is the highlight of the downtown trolley tours that locals have embraced as holiday tradition for decades. 3. Leading Honolulu design firm Curate swathed THE MODERN HONOLULU in holiday cheer for the second year in a row. The ultra-modern design touches maintain the sleek, stylish decor while adding festive, seasonal accents. 4. Polynesia isn’t exactly Lincoln Center—but we’ve still got tradition. And nothing speaks to a holiday family outing like taking in Ballet Hawaii’s performance of The Nutcracker at the Blaisdell Concert Hall, December 19 - 21. Ballet Hawaii brings in top dancers from New York City to meld with top local dance talent. And you don’t need hats, gloves and a parka to get to this one. Holidays at The Modern Honolulu 5. Bartenders throughout THE MODERN HONOLULU are some of the most savvy drink slingers in the Aloha State. Orchestrate your own holiday bar crawl and test their skills at The Study, Morimoto Waikiki, the poolside Grove Bar and even at Addiction for something festive, tasty and toasty to ring in the new year. 6. The tune “Mele Kalikimaka” (meaning “Merry Christmas” in Hawaiian) was written in 1949 by Hawaii-born composer Robert Alex Anderson—who lived to be 101 years old. It’s been covered dozens of times, but none so famously as Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters in 1950, just a year after it was inked. 7. On the other side of the music spectrum, Addiction nightclub will host the biggest names and DJ talent in the Pacific on New Year’s Eve. If you like EDM, bottle service, and dressing “to the nines,” this year’s Vegas themed party is the spot to be December 31.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:18:13 +0000
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