What does Kalikimaka a Hau Oli Makahiki Hou mean?

What does Kalikimaka a Hau Oli Makahiki Hou mean?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau’oli Makahiki Hou (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year) from our ‘ohana to yours.

What language is Hau Oli Makahiki Hou?

Hawaiian
The Hawaiian word hau’oli means happy, cheerful, joyful. While hou means new in this context. So, if you try to literally translate “hau’oli makahiki hou” from Hawaiian to English it would be “happy year new”.

What is the Hawaiian name for happiness?

hau. ʻoli To cause happiness, gaiety, joy.

What does Hau Oli La Hanau?

Hau’oli la hanau ia oe Roughly translated, “Hau`oli” means “Happy, glad, joyful,” “Lā” means “Day, date, sun”, and “Hānau” means “To give birth, to lay an egg, born.” And if you need some help with the pronunciation, here you go: how-oh-lay la ha-now. And Hawaiians have a couple pretty cool birthday traditions, too.

What is the meaning Makahiki?

: a period of several months which was celebrated each fall in ancient Hawaii with athletic contests, religious rites, and payment of tribute to chiefs and during which all warfare was tabooed.

What do Aloha and Mahalo mean?

The Hawaiian language has offered a number of words to the English language. Some Hawaiian words are known to non-Hawaiian speakers, and a few have also been assimilated into the English language (e.g. aloha, meaning “hello”, “love”, or “goodbye”, or mahalo, meaning “thank you”).