Skywatch: Hawaii’s royal historian provided calendar source

Kekaomakali‘i arcs overhead, rising on the Hikina horizon — east — and moving toward the Komohana horizon — west. Within the bailer-­shaped celestial image lies Hokulei (Capella); Nanamua and Nanahope (Castor and Pollux); Puana (Procyon); ‘A‘a (Sirius); and Keali‘iokonaikalewa (Canopus, chief of the southern skies).