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Nā Inoa Hōkū: Hawaiian and Polynesian star names

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

Clive Ruggles ,
Rubellite Kawena Johnson  and
John Kaipo Mahelona
Clive Ruggles
Affiliation:
School of Archaeology and Ancient HistoryUniversity of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom email: [email protected]
Rubellite Kawena Johnson
Affiliation:
Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, U.S.A.
John Kaipo Mahelona
Affiliation:
Academia Language School, Honolulu, Hawai'i, U.S.A.
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Abstract

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In this paper we report on a 15-year project to construct a comprehensive catalogue of Hawaiian starnames documented in historical sources, published during the IAU General Assembly. Hawaiian star knowledge represents incomparable intangible heritage relating to Polynesian navigation in the Pacific. It both informs and motivates living cultural traditions aiming to reconstruct and build upon such knowledge.

Keywords

Astronomical heritageIntangible heritagenavigationcultural astronomy
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29A: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 140 - 141
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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