It's actually a transliteration of Merry Christmas in Hawaiian. Say it really slowly and slur the the consonants, then make them into k's or l's (which is half the Hawaiian alphabet)... Meh-wee Kwiss-masss..aka-->Mele Kalikimaka. There's no real meaning to it. It's like how Chinese people say "Loo Sang Gee" (sorry if I horribly messed it up) for Los Angeles...
Patrick is a focused transport logistics company specialised in the loading and unloading of ships and the efficient land based collection, distribution and storage of cargo for import, export and within Australia.
Hau'oli Makahiki Hou - Happy New Year. The western Christmas and New Year fell during this same time of the year that the Hawaiians traditionally honored the earth for giving them plenty to eat. This period of resting and feasting was called Makahiki (mah-kah-HEE- kee). It lasted for 4 months, and no wars or conflicts were allowed during this time. Because makahiki also means "year", the Hawaiian phrase for "Happy New Year" became "Hau'oli (happy) Makahiki (year) Hou (new)"(how-OH-lee mah-kah-hee-kee ho).
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Merry Christmas Pat, Kim, Toby, and Ling-Ling!
Monday, December 27, 2004 7:52:00 AM
Mele Kalikimaka, dudes.
Monday, December 27, 2004 12:25:00 PM
Does that really mean Merry Christmas? Or is it more like Happy Holidays?
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:43:00 AM
According to that Christmas song, "Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say 'Merry Christmas to you'".
http://www.melekalikimaka.com/song.htm
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 9:17:00 AM
It's actually a transliteration of Merry Christmas in Hawaiian. Say it really slowly and slur the the consonants, then make them into k's or l's (which is half the Hawaiian alphabet)... Meh-wee Kwiss-masss..aka-->Mele Kalikimaka. There's no real meaning to it. It's like how Chinese people say "Loo Sang Gee" (sorry if I horribly messed it up) for Los Angeles...
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 5:46:00 PM
Hey, thanks for the explanation. I totally missed the transliteration before.
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:04:00 PM
Patrick is a focused transport logistics company specialised in the loading and unloading of ships and the efficient land based collection, distribution and storage of cargo for import, export and within Australia.
Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:07:00 AM
Hidden link: click on "Patrick" above.
Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:15:00 AM
Is there a Hawaiian transliteration for "Happy New Year"?
Friday, December 31, 2004 9:35:00 AM
Hau'oli Makahiki Hou - Happy New Year. The western Christmas and New Year fell during this same time of the year that the Hawaiians traditionally honored the earth for giving them plenty to eat. This period of resting and feasting was called Makahiki (mah-kah-HEE- kee). It lasted for 4 months, and no wars or conflicts were allowed during this time. Because makahiki also means "year", the Hawaiian phrase for "Happy New Year" became "Hau'oli (happy) Makahiki (year) Hou (new)"(how-OH-lee mah-kah-hee-kee ho).
Saturday, January 01, 2005 3:17:00 AM
No wars? Just gorging on the plentifulness of the earth? I gotta move to Hawaii!
Monday, January 03, 2005 6:35:00 AM
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