Saturday, December 16 2023
3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Pōkaʻī Bay Beach Park

Join ʻOhana Kilo Hōkū, our hosts Nā Keiki o Ka Mōʻī Canoe Club and the Royal Order of Waiʻanae, as well as our partners, the Institute for Astronomy, Gemini Observatory, and the Maunakea Observatories for an afternoon and evening of fun under our closest star, the Sun, and under the stars as the sun sets.

The Royal Order will start the event with Makahiki Protocol and forming an ahu to Lono who presides over the Makahiki Season. We will then start the Makahiki games, crafts, science demos, and solar viewing until sunset. After sunset, we will have moʻolelo under the stars and star viewing through telescopes at the heiau.

Feel free to bring hats, sunscreen, tents for shade (Waiʻanae is usually very sunny), and an offering to Lono of a lei or hoʻokupu.

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We are excited to announce our participating community organizations:

Saturday, July 22, 2023
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Mo‘okini Heiau
745F+55 Waimea, Hawai‘i

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Kahuna Nui Leimomi Lum has invited us to enjoy an evening of ‘ohana fun at Mo‘okini Heiau, the temple to the children of the world. Join us to visit the heiau, hear ancestral stories, connect with celestial enthusiasts, ask astronomers your burning hōkū questions, explore with telescopes, marvel at space’s beauty, and chart our wayfinders’ celestial guideposts.

Activities: The primary activities of the event will be happening on the temple grounds within the wall surrounding the temple, but not within the heiau itself.  There will be moʻolelo, star stories, and telescopes for celestial viewing.  A schedule of events will be forthcoming. There will be opportunities to tour inside the heiau and learn more about its history. 

Moʻokini Etiquette: It is customary to place an offering of a closed lei on the altar, as your gift. As a sacred site, respect should be paid by proper behavior.  Visitors must stay off of the rocks and not move or remove anything from the temple.  Take all litter with you, including something somebody else might have left behind.  When inside the heiau, please remain respectfully quiet and listen....to the silence...to the wind...to the muffled sound of waves upon the shoreline and to the pōhaku, the lava rock of the heiau.

Logistic Details: Please feel free to bring your ʻohana, food, and a blanket.  During the day there is no shade.  We will have some tents, but feel free to bring shade that does not need to be planted in the ground.  Please also bring a red flashlight or headlamp as it will be dark and we want to protect everyone's night vision with red lights. There is no cell or internet reception in the area.  Please arrive down the Old Coast Guard Road between mile marker 18 and 19 on Akoni Pule Highway.  There will be signage to guide you to the parking area immediately southwest of the heiau site.  The road to get to the heiau is very rough so please be careful!