Charles Dickens 
ʻO Kahi Mele Kalikimaka 
A Christmas Carol, Hawaiian edition

I loko o kaʻawaʻawa, nā’ōlelo hōʻeuʻeu, ʻo ka Mele Kalikimaka kekahi lā’ē aʻe. Akā, nā mea a pau e loli ai i kaʻikeʻana o kaʻuhane o kāna hoa hana lōʻihi, aʻo aku i ka scrooge e hoʻololi i kona mauʻaoʻao ma mua o ka lōʻihi.’Inā wau e hele i kēlāʻaoʻao, ʻo nā mea naʻaupō a pau e hele ana me ka meleʻoliʻoli maikaʻi ma kona mau lehelehe, e kāluaʻia me kāna mau palu, a kanuʻia me keʻano o ka’ōpū ma o kona puʻuwai.Mele Kalikimaka? Bah humbug! ‘