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Kailua Hawaii Holiday Ornament - Mokulua Christmas Canoe

Kailua Hawaii Holiday Ornament - Mokulua Christmas Canoe

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A fir tree, lights and all, riding an outrigger canoe across the bay toward the Mokes. It looks like a joke. In Hawaii it's closer to the truth than you'd think.

Christmas in Hawaii arrives by sea. Growers in Oregon and Washington load fir trees into refrigerated containers each November, and shippers have been bringing Pacific Northwest trees to Hawaii for more than a century — the arrival of the "Christmas tree ship" is a holiday marker of its own. Out on the water off Lanikai sit the Mokulua: Moku Nui on the left with its two humps, Moku Iki on the right, the twin islets everyone in Kailua simply calls the Mokes. They lie about half a mile offshore, a state seabird sanctuary ringed by reef.

So the tree has come a very long way. The canoe is just the last half mile. Nobody actually paddles a Christmas tree out to a bird sanctuary, of course — but on a calm December morning, with the trades down and the naupaka blooming at the edge of the sand, you could almost picture it.

For windward families, Lanikai regulars and anyone who has paddled out to the Mokes.

A three-inch faceted crystal ornament, the art printed on a white backing so the line work stays crisp and the facets catch the light. It comes in a white or gold gift box, ready to give, and is printed to order in the USA. Drawn as an 1880s-style engraving; the tree and its lights are the only color.

3-inch faceted crystal glass · white-backed print · white or gold gift box · printed to order in the USA


QUICK FACTS — KAILUA HI CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — MOKULUA CHRISTMAS CANOE

Town: Kailua, Hawaiʻi

Founded: Settled c.500 AD; Lanikai 1924

Known for: Kailua Beach, the windsurfing capital of the world; Lanikai and the Mokulua Islands; Kawainui, Hawaiʻi’s largest wetland

Art: Mokulua Christmas Canoe, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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Kailua stayed country until the middle of the twentieth century. After the war, new roads over and through the Koʻolau opened the windward side to Honolulu, and through the 1950s and 1960s Kailua filled in as a leafy bedroom community of schools, churches, and beach bungalows. Tourism mostly went the other way — to Waikīkī — which left Kailua delightfully local and let its beaches keep their easy, unhurried feel. What did draw the world was the wind: the same steady trades that cool the town make Kailua Bay one of the great windsurfing and kitesurfing waters anywhere, and the sport's early champions made their name on this very water.

Today Kailua is loved for exactly what it has always been: a windward Oʻahu beach town that stayed itself. Its days run on sand and trade winds — paddling out to the Mokes, swimming off Kailua Beach Park, hiking up to the pillboxes, and a walkable town center behind the dunes that never tried to become Waikīkī. Our Kailua designs gather that into wearable form. Wear the windward life. Two seas, one beach town.

Why People Visit Kailua

Kailua blends scenic windward beaches with deep Hawaiian heritage. Visitors come to swim, paddle out to the islands, and hike to a pillbox view, then slow down in a town that stayed local. It is picturesque, approachable, and meaningful to the island families who call it home — natural beauty and everyday culture side by side, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and shoreline.

Kailua Hawaii Merlin Classics retro logo — Hawaiian hibiscus, 1795 Kamehameha unification