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 Makahiki Hoʻolauleʻa celebrates the Makahiki season and Hawaiʻi’s heritage of celestial observations, both past and present. The event will feature Polynesian Navigation and star compass demonstrations, Makahiki games, solar observations, a community showcase during the day, followed by traditional and telescope observations of the rising Makaliʻi (Pleiades) at night, which traditionally marks the start of the Makahiki season.