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We also build cute guys with carrot noses. If you love making snow angels: try making sand angels.

If you love snowboarding or skiing: try surfing.

If you love sledding: try boogie boarding.

Actually, you can find a lot of similarities between beach and snow activities. If you love playing in the snow, you’ll probably love playing on the beach, too. Others played games of volleyball or frisbee, and some had picnics in the shade. Children played in the sand and shore break some people sat or laid around reading books and soaking up the sun and the more adventurous folks swam, kayaked, surfed, or boogie boarded. Kailua Beach on Christmas day was more crowded than usual, but that didn’t stop anyone from enjoying the day. Kailua Beach on ChristmasĪpparently, I wasn’t the only one who headed to the beach on Christmas day. “Kailua Beach” stretches the length of the town and can be walked from one end to the other–about 2.5 miles of soft white sand and beautiful turquoise-blue water.

Kailua is a beach town, so no matter where you are in Kailua, you’re always just a few minutes’ drive, walk, or bike ride from the beach. There’s nothing quite like spending the day on the beautiful white sands of Kailua’s beaches. We dream of a white Christmas, too.Īnd we are not disappointed. So, just how warm does it get? Well, here’s a picture of the thermometer in my car at 11 a.m. The blankets, sweaters, socks, and scarves soon fall away and are replaced by shorts, t-shirts, hats, and sunscreen. But it’s not too freezing.īut don’t worry, we keep plenty warm during the day. The chilly weather also makes ideal conditions for a cup of hot chocolate or tea, and evening bonfires. This local style goes great with the surf shorts and aloha shirts. Then, of course, there’s the uniquely Hawaiian phenomenon of “slippahs with socks.” Slippahs (also known as “slippers,” “flip-flops,” or “thongs”) are the beloved unofficial footwear of Hawaii, and many of us can’t bear the thought of wearing shoes, so if it’s cold, we’ll wear our socks with our slippahs, thank you very much. It’s freezing!! (To us–hey, it’s all relative, right?)ĭuring the winter months, temperatures often dip below 70 degrees Fahrenheit In the mornings and evenings, forcing many a Kailuan to actually use a blanket at night, to put on a sweater and possibly even a scarf, and to squeal “It’s freeeeeeeeezing!” to anyone who will listen (…or is that just me?).

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We may not have snow, we but that definitely doesn’t mean we don’t know how to have fun! Let’s just say winters in Kailua have a special Hawaiian twist :).

So, for those of you who may have a similar question, I thought I’d share with you 5 unique things about the Kailua winter season. You might be surprised by some of the similarities-and differences-of our Kailua winters to winters elsewhere. So everything has got to be way different here, right? The answer is, well, yes and no. They think it must be strange and foreign because, after all, the Hawaiian islands are the most geographically isolated landmasses on Earth, they’re mostly tropical, and there’s no snow (other than on the tallest summits of our highest mountains, but that’s another story). Sometimes people on the “mainland” (as we call the continental USA) or other non-tropical places, who have never been to Kailua, Hawaii before, wonder what winter is like in Kailua. Hau’oli Makahiki Hou! Aloha and Happy New Year from Kailua! Wishing all the best for you and yours this 2015.