Manaiakalani
It is the name of Mauiʻs fishhook
What is Manaiakalani?
Matches with the meridian pointer of Manōkalanipō.
What is Poloʻula?
Ke Kā o Makaliʻi, refers to _____ of Makaliʻi.
What is the bailer?
English name of Hikianalia.
What is Spica?
If youʻre at the north pole, this star is in your zenith. (Hawaiian name)
What is Hōkūpaʻa?
The hale Piraʻetea rises in
What is Manu Koʻolau?
Meaning of Kākuhihewa
What is "to mistake a person for someone else"?
Meaning of Kealiʻiokonaikalewa
What is the "chief of the southern heavens"?
The starline Iwikuamoʻo follows after.
What is Ke Kā o Makaliʻi?
This is the Hawaiian name of the Southern Cross.
What is Hānaiakamalama?
the archer, depicted as a centaur aiming an arrow at the scorpion's heart
Who is Sagittarius?
Queen of the shark Akua who lived in Puʻuloa
Who is Kaʻahupāhau?
The hale Puanakau rises in
What is Lā Malanai?
What is the "backbone"?
The phase of the moon on December 4th.
What is a New Moon?
In this star line there are three pairs of south pointers. All three pairs are in the same constellation.
What is Ka Makau Nui o Maui?
The charioteer, according to one Greek story, he is a king of Athens who was credited with inventing the four horse chariot
Who is Auriga?
Four brightest stars of Corvus.
What are Gamma, Delta, Beta, and Epsilon?
Best time to travel from the southern hemisphere to Hawaiʻi because Hanaiakamalama is in the meridian.
When is January to June?
In this star line there is one pair of north pointers. The two stars are within the same constellation. Name the western name.
What is Cygnus?
The hale Kalanikauleleāiwi / Achernar rises in
What is Nalani Malanai?
The son of a generous shepherd, Hyrius, who fed three gods his only ox, so was granted his wish for a son. He became a great hunter who was stung and killed by a scorpion sent by Gaia for boasting to kill all earth's animals.
Who is Orion?
What are the sister stars in this star line and reason why they are sister stars.
What are Hikianalia and Hōkūleʻa? They rise at the same time.
When voyaging home from Tahiti, Hānaiakamalama (Southern Cross) is the best celestial latitude clue for hoʻokele (navigators) to know they are in the latitude of Hawaiʻi. In the meridian, the top star of the cross is (#) degrees above the bottom star of the cross. The bottom star is (#) degrees above the horizon. This only occurs at the latitude of Oʻahu, 21° North.
What is 6˚?