{"product_id":"kailua-mokulua-canoe","title":"Kailua Hawaii Holiday Ornament - Mokulua Christmas Canoe","description":"\u003c!-- Kailua Hawaii Holiday Ornament - Mokulua Christmas Canoe --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Handle: kailua-mokulua-canoe --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Version: R4.3SP town ornament | GKP 305 R1+R2 | 2026-10-05_001 --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Keywords: 53 published | article:tag 14 | FAQPage x4 --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Structure: 5 paras + spec line + 2 full-width buttons + hidden meta --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Audits: SEO title 63c \/ meta 147c; URLs verbatim from export and live hubs --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-ornament-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristmas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor windward families, Lanikai regulars and anyone who has paddled out to the Mokes. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eProfits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\" style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: #555;\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass · white-backed print · white or gold gift box · printed to order in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/kailua-hi-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; background: #F0EAD6; color: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #D8CFB6; border-radius: 4px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 28px 0 12px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eMore Kailua Items\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; background: #F0EAD6; color: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #D8CFB6; border-radius: 4px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-meta\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"lanikai beach, christmas in hawaii, christmas trees in hawaii, christmas tree hawaii, hawaiian christmas, kailua bay, kailua bay hawaii, kailua hawaii, hawaiian canoe, outrigger canoe, naupaka, naupaka flower, mokulua islands, mokulua islands hawaii, mokulua islands oahu, lanikai beach hawaii, lanikai beach oahu, windward side oahu, christmas tree ship, moku nui, mokulua, na mokulua, the mokes, mokulua islands kayak, kayak to the mokes, hawaiian outrigger canoe, outrigger canoe hawaii, outrigger canoe paddling, hawaiian canoe paddling, beach naupaka, lanikai hawaii, windward oahu, hawaiian christmas decorations, hawaiian christmas ornaments, lighted christmas tree ornament, christmas in oahu, canoe ornament, canoe christmas ornament, canoe christmas ornaments, christmas tree in a canoe, christmas tree on a boat, christmas tree boat, christmas tree in boat, christmas tree ship hawaii, lit christmas tree ornament, oahu ornament, oahu gifts, moku iki, twin islands hawaii, mokes kayak, hawaiian christmas gifts, hawaii christmas decorations, canoe gifts\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"lanikai beach\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"christmas in hawaii\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"christmas trees in hawaii\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"hawaiian christmas\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"outrigger canoe\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"hawaiian canoe\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"naupaka\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mokulua islands\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"the mokes\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"christmas tree ship\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"kailua bay\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"windward oahu\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"canoe ornament\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"lighted christmas tree ornament\"\u003e \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What does the Kailua Mokulua ornament show?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The Mokulua islets — Moku Nui and Moku Iki, known locally as the Mokes — seen from the shore off Lanikai and Kailua on windward Oahu, with a lit fir Christmas tree riding in an outrigger canoe on the bay and naupaka on the beach. The art is drawn as an 1880s-style engraving; the tree and its lights are the only color.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is Hawaii's Christmas tree ship?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Most fir Christmas trees sold in Hawaii are grown in Oregon and Washington and shipped across the Pacific in refrigerated containers each November. Pacific Northwest trees have been shipped to the islands for more than a century, and the arrival of the tree ship is a seasonal marker in Hawaii.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Can you visit the Mokulua islands?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The Mokulua islets lie about half a mile off Lanikai and are a state seabird sanctuary. 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