A Hawaiian Christmas Story

A Hawaiian Christmas Story
Author: Richard Matsuura
Publisher: Islander Group Incorporated
Total Pages: 31
Release: 1995-06-01
Genre: Christmas stories
ISBN: 9781887916011

Kimo, a young Hawaiian boy selling shells to help his widowed mother support their family, invites a Minnesota boy and his parents to Christmas dinner and his kindness and generosity is repaid by a very special gift the following Christmas.

Hawaiian Christmas Day

Hawaiian Christmas Day
Author: Beth Greenway
Publisher: Beachhouse Pub.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781949000016

Christmas day in Hawaii is a special day--the sun shines brighter, the birds sing louder, and the palm trees sway and beckon ohana outside to celebrate. Author Beth Greenway describes the perfect Christmas day in sing-song rhyme. After presents are opened, a family heads to the beach to spend the day together. Auntie dances hula, keiki swim in the ocean, and Santa paddles in on a red canoe. It's a quiet ode to a perfect island Christmas filled with family and friends simply shared until the sun goes down over the ocean.

Ke Ahiahi Mamua O Kalīkimaka

Ke Ahiahi Mamua O Kalīkimaka
Author: Valjeanne Budar
Publisher: Bess Press
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1994
Genre: Bilingual books
ISBN: 1880188929

The well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.

Hawaiian Night Before Christmas

Hawaiian Night Before Christmas
Author: Carolyn Macy
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008-07-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781455605637

'Twas the night before Christmas . . . but there's no snow and Santa wears a Hawaiian malo around his waist! The latest in Pelican's Night Before Christmas series, this island tale is sure to enchant readers with its tropical twist on the Clement C. Moore classic. Hawaiian Night Before Christmas written and illustrated by Carolyn Macy, is a delightful book for children of all ages. It's Christmas Eve and Mama, Papa, and the keiki (children) have decorated a coconut tree, placed the lauhala (woven baskets) on the porch, and left a snack for Santa, or Kanakaloka, to enjoy. The book details Hawaiian Christmas traditions as the story unfolds. Not a gecko was stirring as Santa Claus comes out of the night, not in a wintry sleigh but an outrigger canoe pulled by eight strong sea turtles. Complete with a glossary of Hawaiian terms, this vividly illustrated celebration of Christmas Hawaiian-style is an enchanting journey to a lush tropical paradise just in time for the Holiday gift-giving and gift-guide season.

A Christmas Memory

A Christmas Memory
Author: Truman Capote
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385392761

A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.

The Legend of Papa Noel

The Legend of Papa Noel
Author: Terri Hoover Dunham
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627535985

Around the world Santa Claus has many names. But in a deep, swampy bayou of Louisiana, he's known as Papa Noël. In such a hot and humid place, there can be no sleds or reindeer, so Papa Noël rides the river in a boat that's pulled by eight alligators, with a snowy white one named Nicollette in the lead. On this particular Christmas Eve, it's so foggy on the river that even Nicollette's magical glowing-green eyes may not be enough to guide Papa Noël. The alligators are tired, grumpy and bruised from banging into cypress trees, and Papa is desperate to get all the gifts to the little children. Well, "quicker than a snake shimmies down the river," the clever Cajun people come up with a solution that saves the day. A colorfully inventive Christmas tale, Papa Noël is a lesson in fast thinking, as well as a witty introduction to a part of America that's rich in folklore and legend.

Merry Christmas Stories

Merry Christmas Stories
Author: "Just Right" Authors and Artists
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2014-07-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0486795527

From the holiday classic "The Night Before Christmas" to lesser-known gems such as "The Christmas Tree that Went Walking" and "Why the Top Sings," this heartwarming illustrated compilation features 15 Yuletide stories.

The Story of Aloha Bear

The Story of Aloha Bear
Author: Dick Adair
Publisher: Island Heritage
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Hawaii
ISBN: 9781597004923

Age 3+. A small bear who hates the cold at the North Pole stows away on Santas annual journey until he gets to Hawaii, where the climate and the way of life seem like just what he wants.

Caillou: Merry Christmas!

Caillou: Merry Christmas!
Author: Johanne Mercier
Publisher: Chouette Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2012-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 2894509804

It's Christmastime and Caillou's family is gathering together. Even his Aunt Poppy and her cat Balthazar have come from far away to celebrate the holiday with Caillou, his sister Rosie, and their parents and grandparents. Before they know it, Christmas Eve has arrived, and Caillou—who is too excited to sleep—suddenly hears a strange noise. Could it be Santa? Capturing the precious memories and emotions of the holiday season, toddlers learn about the deeper meaning of Christmas.

Murder in Paradise

Murder in Paradise
Author: Chris Loos
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2003-07-29
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 9780060093464

The shocking true story of the murder of 23–year–old Dana Ireland and the nine–year investigation that became Hawaii's most publicised murder case. By all accounts, 23–year–old Dana Ireland would have been successful at whatever she chose to do with her life. But she didn't get that chance. On Christmas Eve, 1991, this blonde–haired, blue–eyed young woman set off on her bicycle. As she was riding back to the holiday meal, three local youths decided to celebrate Christmas in a different way. They followed her in their car, then rammed her bike, kidnapped, raped, and beat her, and left her for dead on an isolated spot overlooking the ocean. In a community where many residents left their doors unlocked, people were shocked and terrified by this random, brutal act of violence. Worse still was that if the authorities hadn't taken so long to get to the victim, she might have lived. As months and years went by, frustration turned to outrage when police failed to arrest anyone for Dana's murder. But from his home in Springfield, Virginia, John Ireland started his own dogged investigation and crusade for justice. And nine years after his daughter's murder, after one of the most complicated cases the state had ever seen, three men were convicted. Here is a dramatic true story.