Star/Constellation Meanings/Moʻolelo
Ke Kā o Makaliʻi, the name of this star line, refers to "the ______ of Makaliʻi."
What is: Canoe Bailer
The name of this star line, Ka Lupe a Kawelo, translates to "The ______ of Kawelo." Kawelo was an aliʻi of Kaua'i, whose childhood incident with a lupe was a hōʻailona of his mana.
What is: Kite
This star line, Mānaiakalani is named for Māui's
What is : Fishhook
Wind or swells that come from the Koʻolau quadrant will flow to the ____?
What is: Kona
The celestial equator would only pass through your zenith if you were on earth's
What is: equator
Which two zodiac constellations are part of this star line? (answer with Western names only) ___ and ___
What is: Gemini and Taurus
Which star line does Ka Lupe a Kawelo follow (rise after) in the sky?
What is: Mānaiakalani
The three sets of south pointers in this star line are all in this constellation.
What is: Scorpius
A star that rises in Manu Malanai will set in (name of hale) (name of quadrant)
What is: Manu, Kona
When the earth's axis is neither tilted toward nor away from the sun, what is the line of latitude on earth that the sun shines directly overhead?
What is: 0° Equator
What is the name of the farthest north star in this constellation?
What is: Makaliʻi / Pleiades in Taurus
The King and Queen of Ethiopia had to sacrifice their daughter, Princess ______ to the sea monster in order to save their kingdom
What is: Andromeda
What are the two zodiac constellations in this star line? (Western names only) _____ and _____
What is: Scorpius|Scorpio|Sagittarius|Sagitarrius, Scorpius|Scorpio|Sagittarius|Sagitarrius
In the Hawaiian Star Compass, the 360 degree circle of the horizon is equally divided into a total of ____ (number) sections called hale (houses); each hale spans ____ (decimal number) degrees.
What is : 32, 11.25
Throughout the year, we see the rising and setting points of the sun shift between 23.5° north of east/west and 23.5° south of east/west. This is due to the ______ of earth's axis relative to it's orbital plane.
What is: Tilt
Which star line does Ke Kā o Makaliʻi follow in the sky?
What is: Ka Lupe a Kawelo
Another meaning for lupe, besides the one that applies to this star line, is ________ . (Note: this is a different answer than #1 in Part 1)
What is: stingray, sting ray
Two stars in this constellation are the only pair of north pointers in the Mānaiakalani star line.
What is : Cygnus
In which two moon positions - H, I, N, A - do we experience neap tides, a smaller difference between high and low tides?
EITHER answer one letter per blank: H, I, N, or A (based on the diagram position)
OR answer with the appropriate phase, one per blank: new, 1st quarter, full, or 3rd quarter Answer with the appropriate phase, one per blank: new, 1st quarter, full, or 3rd quarter
What is: I|A|1st quarter|3rd quarter|last quarter, A|I|3rd quarter|last quarter|1st quarter
Match the Hawaiian and Western names for the lines of latitude on earth.
Piko o Wākea
What is: Equator
Name the star(s) that rise's in Manu Koʻolau Hale?
What is: Hōkūlei/Capella
Name the star(s) that rise's in Āina Koʻolau Hale?
What is: Mōʻīkeha & Laʻamaikahiki
Name the star(s) that rise's in Manu Malanai Hale.
What is : Kapoho
Name me the western name of this Hawaiian cardinal direction. From North, East, South, and West.
What is : Ākau , Hikina, Hema, and Komohana
The other 3 visible planets, whose orbits are outside of earth's orbit, may be seen farther from the sun, i.e., at midnight. They also appear to move through the same band/belt of constellations. These planets are: ____ , ____ , _____ (English names)
What is: Mars|Jupiter|Saturn, Mars|Jupiter|Saturn, Mars|Jupiter|Saturn