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Along with the theme of December and Christmas, “kanaka hau” (ka na ka how) is the Hawaiian word for snowman. Living on the Big Island, our 2 tallest mountains are capped with snow from around late December to about February. With the change of climate in the past years, we haven’t been so fortunate to have the mountains stay white before melting!
I have to admit sadly that I haven’t been able to get up to actually see or touch the snow. People with breathing problems and/or asthma are advised to be careful or not ascend to the top of Mauna Kea (mao na kay ya). The first and only time I experienced snow was in New Zealand atop Mt. Ruapehu. Honestly, that was a little too cold for this Hawaiian girl! Lol. We did manage to make a Hawaiian snow woman, complete with a sarong and a head lei (sorry I don’t have the picture to prove that!).
A hui hou,
Haunani
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