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"Pueo" na Vicki Pakele
"Ka Piko" na Vicki Pakele
2k18 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA visit to share the Science of Semiotics with kūkaʻawe Tom Lenchanko -na Vicki Pakele
"Ka Piko" -na Vicki Pakele
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Sunsets, and sometime sunrises... The Vernal or Spring Equinox - March 20, 21, 22; The Summer Solstice - June 20, 21, 22; The Autumnal or Fall Equinox - September 20, 21, 22; and The Winter Solstice - December 20, 21, 22 are observed onsite by the Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā and visitors to kapuahuawa Kūkaniloko each year. We honor our ancestors who in their acknowledgement and observation of the heavens, the oceans and the lands aligned their daily lives with the gods.
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Spectacular! ki`i na Anamali`a Ancheta Mahalo nui [Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā `Ano `ai Newsletter #37 December 2012]
Kapuahuawa Kūkaniloko... Winter Solstice of December 21, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Darkened overcast skies with heavy rains for the duration of our visit... Few visible rays of sunset to the naked eye today; however, the camera shutter picked up these beautiful moments in time when magical rays of sunlight moved to pierce the heart of the O`ahu Solstice Pohaku...a rare privilege to witness indeed.
Kapuahuawa Kūkaniloko... Winter Solstice of December 21, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Darkened overcast skies with heavy rains for the duration of our visit... Few visible rays of sunset to the naked eye today; however, the camera shutter picked up these beautiful moments in time when magical rays of sunlight moved to pierce the heart of the O`ahu Solstice Pohaku...a rare privilege to witness indeed.
Helemano Elementary School Teachers and members of the Polynesian Voyaging Society -`ohana wa`a - came for a Piko Listening Journey.
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April 13, 2017... "Teachers from around the island of Oʻahu gathered at Kapuahuawa, also known as Kūkaniloko Birth Site and/or Kūkaniloko Historic Site, for a listening journey hosted by teachers from Helemano Elementary School and facilitated by the Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā. Established in 1960, the Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā is comprised of individuals and families who trace their genesis to Puʻuhonua Kūkaniloko, and have embraced their kuleana (responsibility) of the maintenance and care of the grounds for the last 57 years."
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September 22, 2020 ... Autumnal Equinox 'Ike kūpuna ... On land or at sea, one can estimate time by using one's hand. The Sun appears to travel in a circle around us over the course of one day or 360 degrees in 24 hours. If we divide 360 by 24, we can calculate that the Sun appears to travel 15 degrees each 1 hour. If one fully stretches out their arm and forms an "L" with their thumb and pointer finger, the distance between the tips of these digits will approximate this 15-degree or 1-hour span. This hand span is also known as a kīko'o. On the equinox, just before sunset at Kūkaniloko, one can estimate the time before sunset by measuring the distance between where the Sun is in the sky and Mauna Ka'ala (where the Sun sets on the equinox). One full kīko'o would be one hour; two thirds of a kīko'o would be 40 minutes; a half kīko'o would be 30 minutes; etc. See you in 2021 for spring and fall equinox sunsets.
Aloha nō, Kumu Darienne Kaʻimi Dey
Kulanui Ao Kūkaniloko
Kūkaniloko, a place of education and learning...
Aina is a place based educational learning program presented by the Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā.
Through the 2 hour Piko Listening Journey, students experience Aina place based lessons from Hawaiian cultural experts and practitioners of Kahuiao. This three part lesson plan includes:
Aloha Aina – Hawaiian history of our alii, their kapu, and the foreign occupation of our land
Hookele Aina – past and present day navigation and way finding
Malama Aina – experience native plant reintegration and reforestation
Students and teachers alike are surely to come away with a reinforced sense of belonging and responsibility to Hawaii nei. Come and learn about the unique history of Kūkaniloko through a Piko Listening Journey. Embark on a new learning experience in our Kūkaniloko outdoor classroom... eo
Aloha Aina
In ancient times, the area called lihue of the central plateau of Oahu Island, was the Royal Center. Here, the highest ranking children were born and raised to be the leaders of the people of our Nation, ko Hawai‘i paeaina... From the east face of the Waianae Mountain Range, across the central plains of Leilehua, to the west face of the Koolau Mountain range lies the Sacred Uplands of Wahiawā. We instill through the Piko Listening Journey this moolelo - traditional comprehension – of the 36,000 acres of Puuhonua o Kūkaniloko, kalana lihue, wahiawā, halemano... eo
Hookele Aina
Mea ola kanaka mauli… living human beings imbued with the spirit of ‘Io... utilized the sun, moon, planets and stars relative to features upon the landscape to mark time and place. Here at Kūkaniloko, the rising and setting of the sun upon the puu – peaks - along the Koolau and the Waianae mountain ranges were observed and used to mark time. Knowledge of the heavens is still key to mea ola kanaka mauli navigation for traveling vast distances over the oceans. Circa 1200 A.D. Makalii, the Pleiades, passed directly over Kūkaniloko once each day. Such an event may have been used to mark the location of islands. The shadows cast by the fluted edges on some of the stones may have also served as a pointer, similar to a compass, for navigation throughout Oceania and other oceans of the world.
Malama Aina
We ask all those who come for a Piko Listening Journey to bring (1) gallon of water each for our newly planted trees. Time is allowed for visitors to water the newly planted trees onsite. The forest begins...
Monthly 3rd Saturday Kūkaniloko Community Clean-up work days are from 9 am until 12 noon. HCCW welcomes the entire Community of Oahu to come to assist. Businesses, families, friends, schools, scouts, nonprofits, Civic Clubs, organizations, kupuna, makua a me kamalii come to work. All volunteers are coordinated by and work together alongside our Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā members.
Mahalo nui loa kakou!
Aina is a place based educational learning program presented by the Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā.
Through the 2 hour Piko Listening Journey, students experience Aina place based lessons from Hawaiian cultural experts and practitioners of Kahuiao. This three part lesson plan includes:
Aloha Aina – Hawaiian history of our alii, their kapu, and the foreign occupation of our land
Hookele Aina – past and present day navigation and way finding
Malama Aina – experience native plant reintegration and reforestation
Students and teachers alike are surely to come away with a reinforced sense of belonging and responsibility to Hawaii nei. Come and learn about the unique history of Kūkaniloko through a Piko Listening Journey. Embark on a new learning experience in our Kūkaniloko outdoor classroom... eo
Aloha Aina
In ancient times, the area called lihue of the central plateau of Oahu Island, was the Royal Center. Here, the highest ranking children were born and raised to be the leaders of the people of our Nation, ko Hawai‘i paeaina... From the east face of the Waianae Mountain Range, across the central plains of Leilehua, to the west face of the Koolau Mountain range lies the Sacred Uplands of Wahiawā. We instill through the Piko Listening Journey this moolelo - traditional comprehension – of the 36,000 acres of Puuhonua o Kūkaniloko, kalana lihue, wahiawā, halemano... eo
Hookele Aina
Mea ola kanaka mauli… living human beings imbued with the spirit of ‘Io... utilized the sun, moon, planets and stars relative to features upon the landscape to mark time and place. Here at Kūkaniloko, the rising and setting of the sun upon the puu – peaks - along the Koolau and the Waianae mountain ranges were observed and used to mark time. Knowledge of the heavens is still key to mea ola kanaka mauli navigation for traveling vast distances over the oceans. Circa 1200 A.D. Makalii, the Pleiades, passed directly over Kūkaniloko once each day. Such an event may have been used to mark the location of islands. The shadows cast by the fluted edges on some of the stones may have also served as a pointer, similar to a compass, for navigation throughout Oceania and other oceans of the world.
Malama Aina
We ask all those who come for a Piko Listening Journey to bring (1) gallon of water each for our newly planted trees. Time is allowed for visitors to water the newly planted trees onsite. The forest begins...
Monthly 3rd Saturday Kūkaniloko Community Clean-up work days are from 9 am until 12 noon. HCCW welcomes the entire Community of Oahu to come to assist. Businesses, families, friends, schools, scouts, nonprofits, Civic Clubs, organizations, kupuna, makua a me kamalii come to work. All volunteers are coordinated by and work together alongside our Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā members.
Mahalo nui loa kakou!
Aina our 50-year place-based educational learning program presented by the Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā...
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"e kūkaʻawe i nā kapu o Kūkaniloko nō ka mea aloha nō hoʻi kākou iā lākou i nā kau a kau..."
“to guard the kapu of Kūkaniloko because we love them for all time…”
"e kūkaʻawe i nā kapu o Kūkaniloko nō ka mea aloha nō hoʻi kākou iā lākou i nā kau a kau..."
“to guard the kapu of Kūkaniloko because we love them for all time…”