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Hawaiian Christmas Day nature Phillips manages the National EndowmentChristmas Day in Hawaii is a special daythe 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. Its a quiet ode to a perfect island Christmas filled with