How To Say Happy New Year in Hawaiian Language
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It means Happy New Year and it is pronounced as follows:
Hau’oli — “how-oh-lee”
Makahiki — ”mah-kah-hee-kee”
Hou — “ho”
In the Hawaiian language, the word makahiki means year. The Makahiki season (roughly around October to February time) was celebrated in Hawaii for centuries. In ancient Hawaiian culture, the time of Makahiki was a peaceful time to enjoy harvest, feasts, religious ceremonies and relaxation. The Mahakiki season also defined the transitional time between harvest and new planting — e.g. the new (agricultural) year.
The Hawaiian word hau’oli means happy, cheerful, joyful. While hou means new in this context. So, if you try to literally translate “hau’oli makakiki hou” from Hawaiian to English it would be “happy year new”.
Our Ohana the Dinits Family would like to be among the first to wish you Hau ‘oli Makahiki Hou!
Ready to relocate to Maui? Contact Howard Dinits R(B) at 808-874-0600 and begin shopping at https://easymauirealestate.com today