Ke Kā o Makaliʻi explained

See also: Gemini (constellation) and Orion (constellation).

Ke Kā o Makaliʻi is a Hawaiian constellation consisting of five stars in a curving formation in the shape of a bailer surrounding the western constellation Orion, although not including any stars from it. The constellation is seen to rise in the east like a cup and set in the west pouring onto the western horizon.^{[1] [2]}

Ke Kā o Makali‘i comprises five stars:

• Capella (Hawaiian: Hoku-lei,)
• Beta Aurigae (Hawaiian: Na Mahoe,, or Nana-mua-ma,),
  • Castor (Hawaiian: Nana-mua,)
  • Pollux (Hawaiian: Nana-hope,)
• Procyon (Hawaiian: Puana,)
• Sirius (Hawaiian: ‘A‘a,)

Notes and References

1. Web site: University of Hawaii. Hawaiian Star Lines and Names for Stars.
2. Web site: University of Hawaii. Four Starlines Rising and Setting.