In the Hawaiian language, the word mahina can be translated as “moon or month.” To Native Hawaiians, their calendar is based on the appearance of the moon rather than the motion of the ...

The Prince Kuhio Ancient Moon Calendar is one of the favorite calendars used here in Hawaii for planting and fishing. This calendar starts with the new moon in November 2015 and ends with the new ...

Like many agrarian cultures, pre-contact Hawaiians used a lunar calendar to manage farming and fishing. Beginning with Hilo, the crescent moon, and peaking with MÄ healani, the full moon, the Hawaiian ...

The word Mahina refers to our moon, and is also the term used to ... used to teach young children the thirty phases in the Hawaiian lunar calendar from Muku to Mauli. Lets all take time this ...

Tonight’s moon phase is known as ‘ole pau in Hawaiian. This is a poor night to go fishing, and an unproductive night to plant. The word ‘ole means “nothing” or “unproductive” and ...