Heiheionakeiki

Constellation

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]

  • Rigel
  • Betelgeuse
  • Alnilam
  • Alnitak
  • Mintaka
  • Bellatrix
  • Saiph

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

  1. ^ Choo, Dave (October–November 2009). "Guiding Stars". Hana Hou!.
  2. ^ University of Hawaii. "Hawaiian Star Lines and Names for Stars".
  3. ^ "Hawaiian's 7th New A330-200 – Heiheionakeiki – Joins the Fleet". Retrieved 2018-06-17.


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