"Hau' Oli Makahiki Ho" ( Happy New Year, in Hawaiian )

 "HAU' OLI MAKAHIKI HO"  MEANS  "HAPPY NEW YEAR"  IN HAWAIIAN.
THE "MAKAHIKI"  IN HAWAIIAN HISTORY WAS A FOUR MONTH TIME OF PEACE AND PROSPERITY, WHEN WAR WAS 'KAPU' ( FORBIDDEN ) AND WORK WAS MEANT TO BE LIGHT.  IT WAS A TIME FOR CELEBRATING THE HARVEST AND "LONO" THE HAWAIIAN TIKI GOD OF FERTILITY AND RAIN.  TODAY THE MAKAHIKI IS STILL CELEBRATED WITH FESTIVALS APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER TO FEBRUARY.

Tiki Calendars, Hula Girl Calendars, Maui Calendars...

IT"S CALENDAR TIME!

                                                            "HULA GIRLS CALENDAR"
   CHECK OUT THIS LINK AND SEE A PREVIEW OF 12 MONTHS OF MY HULA GIRL ART!
                                             http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff/10957298

TUCKER'S TIKI CALENDAR

THROUGH THIS LINK YOU CAN SEE 12 MONTHS OF TIKI ART!

http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff.734151574

"HULA GIRLS AND TIKI GODS"

AND THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, TIKI'S AND HULA DANCERS, 

CHECK THE LINK FOR A PREVIEW...

http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff.759615257

"MAUI PLACES"

MY ARTISTIC JOURNEY AROUND THE VALLEY ISLAND.

CHECK OUT THIS LINK AND SEE THE PREVIEW...

MAUI PLACES CALENDAR

http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff.220648620

HERE'S A VARIANT COVER OF THE SAME "MAUI PLACES" CALENDAR.

CHECK OUT THIS LINK FOR A PREVIEW...

http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff.407270176

I'VE COLLECTED A LOT OF MY ART IN THESE BABIES.  BUYING A CALENDAR IS A CHEAP WAY TO SUPPORT MY ABILITY TO BUY ART SUPPLIES, FOOD, A ROOF OVER MY FAMILY'S HEAD,   IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT KEEP ARTISTS GOING.

"Mele Kalikimaka-Hula Dancer"

MELE KALIKIMAKA IS THE HAWAIIAN WORD THAT MEANS MERRY CHRISTMAS.  SINCE THE MISSIONARIES THAT ARRIVED IN HAWAII IN 1820 WERE THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE CHRISTMAS TO THE HAWAIIANS. MERRY CHRISTMAS WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE HAWAIIANS TO PRONOUNCE, MELE KALIKIMAKA  ROLLED MORE EASILY OFF THEIR TONGUES.
IN 1950, BING CROSBY & THE ANDREW SISTERS TURNED IT INTO A HIT SONG.
YOU CAN ORDER PRINTS OF MY LATEST
MELE KALIKIMAKA DESIGN AND OTHERS
AT MY BONANZA SHOP...
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/-Mele-Kalikimaka-Hula-Dancer-/137261631
AND CHECK OUT MY LATEST CALENDAR AT CAFE PRESS....

http://www.cafepress.com/whatnowstuff/10957298