Heiheionakeiki
Heiheionakeiki is a Polynesian constellation which mariners used to navigate to Tahiti.[1] It contains the seven main stars of the western constellation Orion:[2]
As all of Hawaiian Airlines’s Airbus A330-200s are named for a constellation or star used by the ancient Polynesians for celestial navigation when making their voyages across the Pacific to Hawaii, the airline has named its seventh Airbus A330-200 (N386HA) aircraft after the constellation.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Choo, Dave (October–November 2009). "Guiding Stars". Hana Hou!.
- ^ University of Hawaii. "Hawaiian Star Lines and Names for Stars".
- ^ "Hawaiian's 7th New A330-200 – Heiheionakeiki – Joins the Fleet". Retrieved 2018-06-17.
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