Ka Lupe o Kawelo
Authors: ASE Tech Team
Ka Lupe o Kawelo translates to “The Kite of Kawelo”. Kawelo was a great chief of Kaua’i and O’ahu and this star line represents the kite which was lost as a child.
Etymology and History
The star line starts with ‘Iwakeli’i, meaning Chief Frigate Bird (Fregata Minor). The shape of this constellation (which is Cassiopeia's W in the West) resembles the ‘iwa bird that is known for leading voyagers to land. The center of the star line is the Kite of Kawelo (equal to the Great Square of Pegasus). The four stars that make the kite are named after Kawelo’s greatest ancestors: Manokalanipo (δ Peg, Alpheratz), Kakuhihewa (β Peg, Scheat), Pi’ilani (γ Peg, Algenib), and Keawe (α Peg, Markab). All four were famous chiefs of their time. The star line then connects south to two stars Pi’ikea (β Cet, Deneb Kaitos) and Kukaniloko (α PsA, Fomalhaut).
The northern pointer is found in Manokalanipo (δ Peg, Alpheratz) and Kealohalani-po-keao (β Cas, Caph) of ‘Iwakeli’i. The southern pointer is connected with Keawe (α Peg, Markab) and Kukaniloko (α PsA, Fomalhaut).[1]
Mythology
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Reference
- ↑ 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)
