Aloha and Happy Holidays! Here in Hawaii, we also say mele kalikimaka, or Merry Christmas!
The weather already seems a tad bit cooler and Christmas decorations are out and up in full grandeur. Few things bring a smile to my face like seeing ornaments on trees and hearing Christmas music play in public areas. It really makes me feel festive.
Here are some pictures of the holiday decorations we have up.
Our Santa sand sculptures have been a hit at the Sheraton Waikiki, and Honolulu Chocolate Company always does a fantastic holiday spread no matter the holiday. Many customers ask to purchase the ornaments and decorations actually used in their storefront display (which they actually do sell in addition to fabulous chocolates).
The stately Christmas trees (yes, there are more than one, though they are not pictured here) are well-flocked in white and pink, fully resplendent of the grandeur of the Pink Palace of the Pacific. A toned-down but nonetheless luxurious Christmas tree rests inside Maui Divers Jewelry Luxury Collection.
I always wondered how they get the Christmas tree inside the actual hotel lobby at the Moana Surfrider. I mean, the front entrance to the hotel is only so large! Next year, I vow to try and witness how it is really done.
The Sheraton Princess Kaiulani and its Kalakaua storefront shops have also outdone themselves with nutcracker and other Christmas decor. In addition, choirs and other holiday entertainment is happening on an almost nightly basis!
The gingerbread fabrication at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani is also another sight to behold. Most people build gingerbread houses. This is a gingerbread CITY. A city, people! There’s a train, a circus, different mansions…
Tis’ the season, indeed.
Well, it’s by no means awyehnre near the ugliest Gingerbread house I’ve ever seen or made for that matter. One year I tried to make a log cabin out of gingerbread by hand. It was condemned before it was even finished. I learned a long time ago that there are few of us in the world talented enough to build a beautiful gingerbread house, the rest of us have to resign ourselves to doing it just for the fun of it. And it is fun!
Thanks for the comments, Treva! I honestly haven’t made a gingerbread house since…well, probably since elementary school. It would have been cool to see how they constructed this one. Maybe next year I’ll get photos of that.