Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 11, 1 November 1989 — Enhanee the Kalikimaka spirit with aloha [ARTICLE]

Enhanee the Kalikimaka spirit with aloha

By Ann L. Moore "Why can't we have the Christmas spirit all year round?" is a question heard every year as people get into the spirit of the holiday season. Those of us fortunate enough to live in these special islands are doubly blessed, as the spirit of Christmas and the spirit of Aloha make an unique blend.

Christmas is an opportunity for all Hawaiians, whether keiki o ka 'aina, kama'aina, malihini (newcomer) or visitor, to share this double blessing; to unite in sharing the riches of the Hawaiian culture through gifts that represent Hawai'i, old and new, in some special way. Let's start by mentioning the 'Iolani Palaee gift shop, the Bishop Museum's Shop Pacifica and the Honolulu Academy of Arts gift shop. Gifts that are made by Hawaiian artisans and artists are available at eaeh and they are a great plaee to start shopping. A paid gift-membership to one ($25 a year and up) gives the recipient the advantage of free museum admission and shop discounts all year. The following suggestions are gleaned from members of the OHA staff who have experience with the products mentioned or who have dealt with the firms. Included are many of our advertisers who offer Hawaiian products. Friends on the mainland are not hard to buy for. Anything from Hawai'i is welcomed. But the mailing costs must be considered by the gift-giver. The more weight the more expensive. There are always Hawaii's famous macadamia nuts. People love them in any form. Anthurium, protea and fresh island flowers are available from most florists and some specialize in mainland deliveries. Consult your loeal YeIlow Pages directory. A round trip ticket is light to mail. If you want to bring the family home for the holidays, contact Island Experience in Honolulu or in Kona, or Paradise Sun Tours, Honolulu, for information. If you can't bring them home, send them "The Hawaiian Luau Book," by Lee and Mae Keao. It is easy to read and packed with information about throwing a luau anytime of the year. "The Hawaiian Calabash" by Irving Jenkins, is packed with information and marvellous pictures (color and black-and-white) on this uniquely Hawaiian container. It is a limited edition so do not delay in picking up a copy. Also recommended are "Na Pule Kahiko" by Jane Gutmanis (also in limited edition), "Plaee Names of Hawai'i" by Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel Elbert and Ester Mo'okini, "Atlas of Hawai'i" published by the University of Hawai'i Press, the Hawaiian Dictionary by Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Elbert and, last but not least, the Bible in the Hawaiian language "Ka Baibala Hemolele." Contact the University Press or Bess Press for more Hawaiian book titles. They are sure to have book to fit everyone's interest. Don't forget the "Hawaiian Rights Handbook" for $25. It ean be ordered by calling the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation at 521-2302, or by using the eoupon in Ka Wai Ola. A gift certificate for a meal is a natural for those hard-to-buy-for friends. Do you knowanyone who doesn't enjoy a meal out? We suggest our faithful advertisers who also happen to serve great food. Try the Siam Orchid on Keeaumoku Street, Maiko at the Ilikai for Japanese food, Bobby McGee at 2888 Kalakaua Ave., the Hibachi House at 1314 Kalakaua Ave. or The Boss restaurant and Lounge at 747 Amana St. For a catered meal contact Plantation Luau House at 239-9981. If you are wom out about now, stop at any Diner's to regain your strength. Hawaiian heirloom jewelry is a treasured gift. Precious Metals of Hawaii ean help you make the right ehoiee. They are in the Pan Am Building, 1600 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu, or eall 955-6657 for information. Hawaiian calendars, from $2.50 to $15 are inexpensive to mail. They ean provide a year's worth of reminders of you, and Hawai'i.

Hand made, exclusive design Christmas wreaths and lei are available from lei-maker Bill Char. Some of his haku creations ean be mailed to the mainland. Prices range from $25 to $100. He is taking orders now for the holidays. Contact him at 845-7940. Bowls ('umeke) made of Hawaiian woods such as koa, milo, kou, 'iliahi, and hau, are available in varying sizes priced from $45 to several thousands. Check with Dan DeLuz at Hawaiian Handicrafts in Hilo on the Big Island or with Miehael Dunne of the Pauahi-Nu'uanu Gallery on O'ahu. T-shirts (pale'ili) are popular everywhere and wom all year. Check loeal Christmas fairs and watch for Wainwright Piena's offerings with their Hawaiian themes. Master Graphics, available at many stores, also features Hawaiian themes. Let the force be with you this holiday with a T from The Hawaiian Force in Aina Haina. And The Force does mail orders. Clothes can't be mentioned without a word about Loeal Motion, founded and operated in Hawai'i by a loeal boy, Rob Burns. The clothes eome in the usual sizes and go up to 46-ineh waist. Tops go to size 4X. Other good Hawaiian products are Sig Zane Designs in Hilo, Mamo Howell ine., available at fine stores, Nake'u Awai of Honolulu and Designs by Puamana of Honolulu. Anyone who has visited the islands knows and loves Lion Coffee. It is a great favorite nearly impossible to obtain on the mainland. Lion Coffee's Queen Street plant in Honolulu has a tasting room where you ean sample the blends. Hula Supply Center, on the corner of South King and Isenberg streets, Honolulu, ean make a hula costume to your specifications. The store also stocks hula instruments, silk lei, pareaus, and T-shirts with pictures of 1900s Hawai'i. While you're there, pop next door to Quilts Hawai'i and eheek out their beautiful gift items. Quilts is a new advertiser as is The Hawaiian Force.

If you are clever with your hands, consider making a friend a lei hulu. The Royal Feather Company has all the supplies you will need. They are at 98-027 Hekaha St., Aiea, and are open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The phone number is 486-6079. Or you could give a friend a gift of classes in feather-lei making at Royal Feather. If Hawaiian foods are on your mind, remember Hawai'i I'a Smoked Fish Snack, HPF_ Foods' Hawaiian Laulau and Kalua Pork (836-1533), Manna Brand Mandoo from Pioneer Trading in Honolulu (845-4232) and poi from the Honolulu Poi Co. Ltd. at 288 Libby St., (848-2431). For Korean-cuisine lovers piek up Joe Kim's Kim Chee at any supermarket and for vegetarians get some Fresh Kaku Tofu made without preservatives, $1.30 for 24 ounces. They deliver. Call 5453125 for more information. Music composed and-or recorded by Hawaiian artists is available on cassettes and on the new compact discs. Good selections are available at Browntown Records, 2919 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu, Tower Records, and House of Music stores. If you are buying for a music "pro" contact Honolulu Tape Company at 841-0669 for advice and guidance in the latest hi-tech equipment and recording services. If you get to the day before Christmas and remember you forgot to send your unele on the mainland a greeting, pop into Kapahulu Copies on Kapahulu next to Burger King and FAX a family greeting. Call 737-0997 for the holiday hours. If money is no object consider a pieee of fine furniture from McAllister Furniture, 2333 Aohao Plaee, Honolulu. They accept major credit cards and phone orders. Do grandmothers still buy "Hope Chests" for their granddaughters? Call 841-4251 for details. If holiday pound-gain is a eoneem, eall Dr. continued on pane 15

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from page 10 Robert Reppy at the Physicians Weight Loss Center (521-4833) and arrange for a post-holiday present.

Want to tell Dad he is the world's greatest? Or Mom she is the best Mom world-wide? Trophies of Kailua will take care of you. They also have koa awards, name tags, pins and other goodies. Contact them at 261-4368. Finally, should you want to wish Ka Wai Ola a happy holiday, patronize our advertisers and tell them you saw their advertisement in this newspaper. Mele Kalikimaka.