Ahu a Umi Heiau, a native Hawaiian astronomical and directional register

Author:: Da Silva, Armando M., Johnson, Rubellite K.
Title:: Ahu a Umi Heiau, a native Hawaiian astronomical and directional register
Periodical:: Annals of the New York Academy of Science
Year:: 1982
Volume:: 385
Pages:: 313-331
Subject:: Archaeoastronomy Hawaii Hualalai
Summary:: A heiau is a Hawaiian temple. Ahu a Umi heiau, located at an elevation of 1585 meters on the saddle between Mauna Loa volcano and Hualalai volcano. The geometry of the Ahu a Umi Heiau is arranged so as to align, astronomically and directionally, with the moon, the sun, the stars, and an imposing mountain (Mauna Kea) top. The arrangement is meaningful in the context of the astronomical knowledge of the ancient Hawaiians embodied in the Hawaiian star compass-calendar and the ancient rituals.
Label:: Archaeology
Date:: May 1982
Collection:: Periodicals