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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The main stars of ''Ke Ka o Makali’i'' from North to South are ''Hokulei'' (Capella), ''Nanamua'' (Castor), ''Nanahope'' (Pollux), ''Puana'' (Procyon), and ''‘A’a'' (Sirius). These stars connect together to create the bailer in the sky. Mintaka (δ Ori) is an important star in this line because it rises/sets directly east or west giving the navigator an easy pointer star for direction. Mirzam (β CMa next to ''‘A’a'' (Sirius)) and ''Ke Ali’i Kona i Ka Lewa'' (Canopus) connect together to create a southern pointer. ''‘Ekekeuehuehu'' (θ Aur, Mahasim) and ''‘Ekekeu’ena’ena'' (β Aur, Menkalinan) connect to create a northern pointer. Different north/south pointers are found in the star lines and used heavily by navigators.<ref>Mau Piailug of Satawal in Stellarium; printed in appendix of Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.): ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy.'' Featuring the Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting in the Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, Sept. 14-16, 2021., Reihe: Nuncius Hamburgensis 57, tredition, Hamburg & OpenScienceTechnology Berlin (cBook)</ref>		The main stars of ''Ke Ka o Makali’i'' from North to South are ''Hokulei'' (Capella), ''Nanamua'' (Castor), ''Nanahope'' (Pollux), ''Puana'' (Procyon), and ''‘A’a'' (Sirius). These stars connect together to create the bailer in the sky. Mintaka (δ Ori) is an important star in this line because it rises/sets directly east or west giving the navigator an easy pointer star for direction. Mirzam (β CMa next to ''‘A’a'' (Sirius)) and ''Ke Ali’i Kona i Ka Lewa'' (Canopus) connect together to create a southern pointer. ''‘Ekekeuehuehu'' (θ Aur, Mahasim) and ''‘Ekekeu’ena’ena'' (β Aur, Menkalinan) connect to create a northern pointer. Different north/south pointers are found in the star lines and used heavily by navigators.<ref>Mau Piailug of Satawal in Stellarium; printed in appendix of Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.): ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy.'' Featuring the Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting in the Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, Sept. 14-16, 2021., Reihe: Nuncius Hamburgensis 57, tredition, Hamburg & OpenScienceTechnology Berlin (cBook)</ref>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

	~~==IAU Working Group on Star Names==~~


			== Weblinks ==

	~~== Weblinks ==~~		* [https://hokulea.com/\|Polynesian Voyaging Society]
			*[https://archive.hokulea.com/ike/hookele/hawaiian_star_lines.html\|Hawaiian Star Lines and Names for Stars]

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	== Reference ==		== Reference ==

ASEtech: Created page with "Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}} ---- The direct translation means the “Bailer of ''Makali’i''”. The lines are shaped as a canoe bailer which scoops ''Ka Hei-Hei o Na Keiki'' (Orion) and ''Makali’i'' (Pleiades) up into the night sky. In voyaging a bailer is used to scoop up water out of the hulls. ==Etymology and History== The main stars of ''Ke Ka o Makali’i'' from North to South are ''Hokulei'' (Capella), ''Nanamua'' (Castor), ''Nanahope'' (Pollux), ''Puana'' (Proc..."

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Created page with "Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}} ---- The direct translation means the “Bailer of ''Makali’i''”. The lines are shaped as a canoe bailer which scoops ''Ka Hei-Hei o Na Keiki'' (Orion) and ''Makali’i'' (Pleiades) up into the night sky. In voyaging a bailer is used to scoop up water out of the hulls. ==Etymology and History== The main stars of ''Ke Ka o Makali’i'' from North to South are ''Hokulei'' (Capella), ''Nanamua'' (Castor), ''Nanahope'' (Pollux), ''Puana'' (Proc..."

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The direct translation means the “Bailer of ''Makali’i''”. The lines are shaped as a canoe bailer which scoops ''Ka Hei-Hei o Na Keiki'' (Orion) and ''Makali’i'' (Pleiades) up into the night sky. In voyaging a bailer is used to scoop up water out of the hulls.

==Etymology and History==
The main stars of ''Ke Ka o Makali’i'' from North to South are ''Hokulei'' (Capella), ''Nanamua'' (Castor), ''Nanahope'' (Pollux), ''Puana'' (Procyon), and ''‘A’a'' (Sirius). These stars connect together to create the bailer in the sky. Mintaka (δ Ori) is an important star in this line because it rises/sets directly east or west giving the navigator an easy pointer star for direction. Mirzam (β CMa next to ''‘A’a'' (Sirius)) and ''Ke Ali’i Kona i Ka Lewa'' (Canopus) connect together to create a southern pointer. ''‘Ekekeuehuehu'' (θ Aur, Mahasim) and ''‘Ekekeu’ena’ena'' (β Aur, Menkalinan) connect to create a northern pointer. Different north/south pointers are found in the star lines and used heavily by navigators.<ref>Mau Piailug of Satawal in Stellarium; printed in appendix of Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.): ''Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy.'' Featuring the Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting in the Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, Sept. 14-16, 2021., Reihe: Nuncius Hamburgensis 57, tredition, Hamburg & OpenScienceTechnology Berlin (cBook)</ref>
==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==

== Weblinks ==

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== Reference ==
* [[References|References (general)]]

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