Mele Kalikimaka, Stanley!

Flat Stanley had a marvelous Christmas in Hawaii this year with our host Ms. Mary!

Fun Facts about Hawaii:
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50th State
State Nickname: The Aloha State
Capitol: Honolulu
State Bird: Nene (Hawaiian Goose)
State Flower: Yellow Hibiscus
State Butterfly: Kamehameha
State Fish: Trigger Fish

Stanley got to learn about Hawaii's Queen Lili'uokalani. Here are Ms. Mary's notes:

"Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917) was Hawai'i's first and only queen. She was also the last monarch of the Hawaiian Islands. With the overthrow of the Hawaiian Islands, Queen Lili'uokalani was imprisoned for eight months then released but forced to stay on O'ahu. The queen wanted her resources to provide help and support to Hawaiian  orphaned or destitute children. Today, my three children and I visited our worker at the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center where we talked about behavior modification for the children and how we can continue our deceased loved ones' legacies. The agency has also provided the children with new uniforms for school and school supplies this past fall. We are grateful for the guidance and support we have received and thankful that the queen thought about us even though she didn't know us personally."

Stanley also got to see some fun Christmas decorations - the palm trees and warm weather are so mind boggling for us shivering in Indiana!

"Every year at Honolulu Hale, Christmas decorations go up, Hawaiian style.  These pictures are just of the few decorations that were there."

Christmas carolers, wearing aloha attire 

One of the newer exhibitions of a woman wearing a mu'umu'u, ready to give a flower lei  

Big blocks arranged to say, "Mele Kalikimaka," which means Merry Christmas  

Mele Kalikimaka from Stanley! And thank you Ms. Mary for being such a wonderful host!