What is the sacred star of Hawaii?

What is the sacred star of Hawaii?

Hoku’ula (“Red star”) or Kapuahi (“Sacred fire”): This giant red star appears after Makali’i and Hokulei in the Hawaiian sky.

What does Malama Honua mean in Hawaiian?

to care for our Island Earth
Page 1. Mālama honua is a Hawaiian concept that means to care for our Island Earth. Our Hawaiian voyaging canoes, Hōkūle’a and Hikianalia, are on a journey around the world to learn, create global relationships, and explore how to care for our oceans and Island Earth.

Which star is hokulea?

Hokule’a is known as Hawai’i’s Zenith Star. About midway between Hokule’a and Hanaiakamalama, the Cross, is Hikianalia (Spica) and directly below it is in the box of Me’e (Corvus). Below the horizon, having completely set, is the star line of Ke Ka o Makali’i.

What is the English name for hokulea?

Literally meaning “Star of Gladness,” Hokule’a is the name of the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s inaugural voyaging canoe which made its first journey to Tahiti navigating by solely by stars in 1976.

What was the purpose of The Hikianalia boat?

Hikianalia was designed specifically for the Worldwide Voyage, following a template created by Salthouse Boatbuilders and used by the Okeanos Foundation for the Sea, which commissioned the seven waka moana of the Pacific Voyagers in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

What did Hikianalia and Hokuleʻa have in common?

While Hikianalia had her own sail plan for part of the Worldwide Voyage, she and Hōkūleʻa had begun and concluded the voyage side-by-side. Hikianalia combines the latest ecological technology with the heritage of the voyaging tradition.

What does Hokulea mean in Polynesian terms?

Hōkūlea is a performance-accurate full-scale replica of a waa kaulua, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe.

How is The Hikianalia a zero carbon ship?

Hikianalia combines the latest ecological technology with the heritage of the voyaging tradition. Each of our hulls contains an electric motor powered by onboard photovoltaic panels that convert sunlight to electric propulsive energy. With a zero carbon footprint, her design supports the “Mālama Honua” intent of the Worldwide Voyage.

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