Hawaiian Word of the Day: December 25th By Leilani Poli`ahu • Dec 25, 2020 ShareTweetEmail Today is Christmas Day, and the Hawaiian word for today is lā kalikimaka. Lā means day. Kalikimaka, of course, is a borrowed word, and that is how we say Christmas. Listen Listening... / 0:30 Tags: HWOTDhawaiianWordShareTweetEmailView the discussion thread.