Kuokoa Home Rula, Volume VII, Number 16, 16 April 1909 — The Hawaiian Astronomy. [ARTICLE]

The Hawaiian Astronomy.

Note -In ihe Eoot note, pa°e 127 " Polynesun Ril>, Vol 1, names ol five planets weie to witM<.rcmy is Kttnuvlt, also H'>Ku-u!i M.us, / loh>holvpimiau, Venus, Nalu'loholo, Jupilet, ll<)i)W(inoiii(ln also īiio nnd Ihuk^ Satuin, M«liul((. Tiui Stars A'uhaele, Hokuula Ani> PaikauhaLlī rherv dir ihrre stars in tVls group. A'uMHe, of Hokuula —rod star; Paikauhale is south >i -t, i !■■ iw * stars —A'nhaele and Pa'ikauhale —are said to lje the right and K*ft e>es ol Hokuula. The old Hawanan chant referring to these three āLni 4 ?, was as follows. O rta maka ia o Hokuula, 0 A'uhaele ame Paikauhale, fcc., There are the eyes of Hokuula, A'nhnele arid Pa'ikanhale, &c., Hokuula, is a large red bright and lieautiful star. It is between A'uhaole and Pa'ikauhale. Il is said that thii star ( HokuuU) is visible īn the month of Welehu, that is, iiom the latter part o[ the month of September to the first pait ol October. lt is because that Hokuula made its appearance m the month of Welehu (Sept.—Oct.) that the old }-rawau<ins memorized il in one oE their old chans: O Welehu ka malama, Hanau kuu keiki, Hanau ka Iloku la, 0 Hokuula. In the month of Welehu, My child was bora, Born was a star, Hokuula by name Paikauhale is a stai for the vagabonds, wanderers and beggars FIGURK 2 H A'uhaele * Hokuula Paikau|iale Thjs group ol s|.di aie south pf the Pa J3tars. Notp—'The mpanmg of the name A'uhaele, is to go fiqq plaee to plape and looklng round about. Hoku-ula, r' j d ster, Paikauhale, to pilfer or rob a house. "A poor man gomg from house lo house to beg, one wandermg from pL«ce lo plaee." (Audrews) Na Kao—The Darts or Orion. There are six stars in this group, and Lhcy aie on the same plane wiLh the Hokuula group ofstais. They move togethei, with the Huhui sLars or Pleiades They are knoWn m as the airows, darts oi javelins ol Makalii. FIGURE 3 Na Kao * Na Huihui—The Bunciī, Cluster or The Pleiadks. Thcre are six stars m this groilp arranged in two rows; paeh row consisLing threestars. They are knownin aneieni as the Huihpi or Huhui pa-i-pu a Makalii. TJieHuhui rises at the same īinip witli Kaawpla. It is said that whpn thp Huhui lpaves thc star Kaawela in tlie re'ar, then the ~star Keoea is seen to rise. The Huhui group of sluih havp two [oi ms. Huiiui, Fig. 1. Huhui Fig. 2

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