Astronomy:Heiheionakeiki
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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
- ↑ Choo, Dave (October–November 2009). "Guiding Stars". Hana Hou!. http://www.hanahou.com/pages/Magazine.asp?Action=DrawArticle&ArticleID=819&MagazineID=53.
- ↑ University of Hawaii. "Hawaiian Star Lines and Names for Stars". http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/ike/hookele/hawaiian_star_lines.html#ke_ka_o_makalii.
- ↑ "Hawaiian's 7th New A330-200 – Heiheionakeiki – Joins the Fleet". http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news12/15-HawaiianAirlines.shtml. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiheionakeiki.
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