Lani;
1. nvs. Sky, heaven; heavenly, spiritual. ʻAi lani (1 Kor. 10.3), spiritual food. Mai ka lani nō ā ka honua, from heaven to earth (fig., suddenly, without rhyme or reason). (PPN langi.)
2. nvs. Very high chief, majesty; host (Isa. 34.4); royal, exalted, high born, noble, aristocratic. This meaning is most common in personal names, as Lei-lani, royal child or heavenly lei; Pua-lani, descendant of royalty or heavenly flowers. Cf. kamalani, kuhilani. Ka-lani-ana-ʻole (name), the incomparably exalted one. hoʻo.lani
a. To treat as a chief; to render homage to a chief; to act as a chief; to enjoy the position and prestige of a high chief.
b. Same as hoʻolanilani.
3. n. Kinds of flowers. See below.
Kalaninuimehameha see’s immersing people and inspiring generations with exposure to Hawaiian chiefs as role models of leadership, stewardship of the land, stewardship of communities, and showcasing humanities connections to nature from the stars.
Anahā mai ka lewalani
Reflections from space
He moʻokūauhau o nā lani
In the genealogy of Hawaiʻi it is said the sky Wākea and the earth Papahānaumokuākea birth the stars Hoʻohōkūkalani. From Wākea and Hoʻohōkūkalani the first Hawaiian chief is born, Hāloa.
This genealogy connects Hawaiian people to their chiefs, and the chiefs to the divine. It is with this familial connection to the earth that the people of Hawai’i built their culture of harmony with the natural world..
Wākea (Exspansive Time)
Hoʻohōkūkalani (Birthing Stars)
Papahānaumokuākea (Island Birthing Earth)
Hawaiʻi is the best location in the world to observe the milky way galaxy and surrounding space. A deep multitudinous understanding of the earth, the cosmos, and their connections is something Hawaiians have held and studied for thousands of years. This knowledge of the heavens sets the framework for the Hawaiian universe and the base from which Hawaiian culture stems from.
ki’i mai ke kuahiwi o Mauna Kea
Makali’i a me ka Makahiki
The Makali’i is an asterism and an open star cluster, its rising in the Hawaiian islands indicates the shifting of seasons and socio-political behavior from the summer season of Kū to Lono.
ʻOwāliʻi ferns bloom in accordance to the rising of the Makaliʻi or Pleiades constellation.
Heiau
Heiau throughout Hawaiʻi were constructed in accordance with the night sky, and were utilized as observatories and places of worship.
Kalaninuimehameha see’s immersing and connecting people to the stars through art, culture, genealogy, and stories.
Oceanic celestial navigation
The ancient people of the pacific cultivated techniques to use the stars and celestial bodies in space as a compass to orient their canoes and find islands thousands of miles away.