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Kana Kaloka

Kana Kaloka (Santa Claus)
Santa Claus comes
From the land of cold and snow
Flies here to Hawai`i
With favorite deer

Chorus:
Bells ring
Ring with joy, ring ding dong
Bells ring
Merry Christmas

Kind eyes
Shaggy beard
Red uniform
This is Santa Claus

He has a big bag
Full of gifts
To bring joy
To all of us

Kanakaloka: Santa Claus

Kana Kaloka

Hiki mai `o Kana Kaloka
Mai ka `âina hau anu
Lele mai i Hawai`i
Me nâ kia punahele

Hui:
Kani ma nâ pele e
Kani `oli kanikê
Kani mai nâ pele e
Mele Kalikimaka

He mau maka `olu`olu
`Umi`umi pûhuluhulu
Pa`alole `ula`ula
`Oia nô `o Kana Kaloka

He `eke nui kâna
Piha pono i nâ makana
He mea ho`ohau`oli
Iâ kâkou nô apau

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Hau’oli Makahiki Hou

Hao’oli Makahiki Hou is Hawaiian phrase for Happy New Year.
It is pronounced how-oh-lee ma-ka-hee-key ho.
The word Hau’oli means happy, glad, joyful, happiness and enjoyment. 
The word Makahiki means year or annual.
The word Hou means new, fresh, recent, again or more.
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Mele Kalikimaka

Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaiian word for Merry Christmas.
It is pronounced meh-leh-kah-lee-kee-mah-kah.
Mele Kalikimaka is also a Christmas Hawaiian Song

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
That’s the island greeting that we send to you
From the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii’s way
To say “Merry Christmas to you.”

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say
On a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
That’s the island greeting that we send to you
From the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii’s way
To say “Merry Christmas to you.”
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