{"id":89323,"date":"2019-01-08T15:40:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T01:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=89323"},"modified":"2019-01-09T17:47:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T03:47:48","slug":"astronomical-discoveries-through-imiloa-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/08\/astronomical-discoveries-through-imiloa-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiian students learn, name astronomical discoveries through \u02bbImiloa program"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_10594\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzHV4i2q8Ho?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"A Hua He Inoa\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is the first place in the world to weave traditional indigenous practices into the process of officially naming astronomical discoveries, thanks to a unique educational program called A Hua He Inoa, a collaborative effort by <a href=\"https:\/\/imiloahawaii.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Imiloa\">&#699;Imiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hawaiian speaking students from throughout <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island and Maui spent two days immersed in knowledge from <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> experts, education leaders and top research scientists from the state\u2019s astronomical observatories. Students peered into the world of scientific research, learned about the recent discovery of two unusual celestial bodies, ascended the summit of Maunakea and expanded their understanding of the vital relationship, and role, of tradition and culture in modern day science.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This notion of astronomers working with the local, indigenous community to name discoveries may seem novel to most,&rdquo; said <strong><span aria-label=\"Kaiu\">Ka&#699;iu<\/span> Kimura<\/strong>, executive director at <span aria-label=\"Imiloa\">&#699;Imiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. &ldquo;But if the research is in and from this place, that relationship should be acknowledged and honored. A Hua He Inoa is a critical step towards integrating indigenous perspectives and place-based scientific research.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89340\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hilo-imiloa-astronomical-discovery-hawaiian-language-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"students learning in class\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hilo-imiloa-astronomical-discovery-hawaiian-language-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hilo-imiloa-astronomical-discovery-hawaiian-language-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hilo-imiloa-astronomical-discovery-hawaiian-language.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Kimura teaching students in class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One great example is the first inter-stellar object to be tracked through our solar system, named <span aria-label=\"Oumuamua\">&#699;Oumuamua<\/span>. <strong>Larry Kimura<\/strong> of Ka Haka <span aria-label=\"Ula\">&#699;Ula<\/span> o <span aria-label=\"Keelikolani,\">Ke&#699;elikolani,<\/span> College of Hawaiian Language at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo named the object which gained massive media attention worldwide and propelled the use of <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;olelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> as part of the coverage.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration across cultural leaders, astronomers and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s student cohort culminated in the selection of Hawaiian names for two major astronomical discoveries. These names will serve as the official names for 2016 HO3 (<span aria-label=\"Kamooalewa\">Kamo&#699;oalewa<\/span>)&#8212;an asteroid that orbits the Sun like the Earth but in a slightly different orbit, and 2015 BZ509 (<span aria-label=\"Kaepaokaawela\">Ka&#699;epaoka&#699;&#257;wela<\/span>)&#8212;an asteroid near the orbit of Jupiter that moves in an opposite &ldquo;retrograde&rdquo; direction.<\/p>\n<p>In <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;\u014dlelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, <span aria-label=\"Kamooalewa\">Kamo&#699;oalewa<\/span> alludes to a celestial object that is oscillating, like its path in the sky as viewed from the Earth. It is a name found in the Hawaiian chant <em>Kumulipo<\/em>. <span aria-label=\"Kaepaokaawela\">Ka&#699;epaoka&#699;&#257;wela<\/span> means the mischievous opposite-moving companion of Jupiter, evoking the image of a retrograde object of unknown origin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I never thought I would be part of giving a heavenly body a Hawaiian name that would be globally recognized,&rdquo; said Kauakea Helekahi-Kaiwi, a senior at <span aria-label=\"Nawahiokalaniopuu\">N&#257;wah&#299;okalani&#699;&#333;pu&#699;u<\/span> School.<\/p>\n<p>Both asteroids were discovered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifa.hawaii.edu\/research\/Pan-STARRS.shtml\">Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System<\/a> (Pan-STARRS) operated by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifa.hawaii.edu\/\">Institute for Astronomy<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/a>. The researchers who discovered and identified the objects can recommend a name to the International Astronomical Union, which has final approval. <abbr>UH<\/abbr> astronomers are working with Hawaiian scholars to get approval to give Hawaiian names to important objects they discover, such as the Laniakea Supercluster and &#699;Oumuamua.<\/p>\n<p>As the A Hua He Inoa program moves forward, <span aria-label=\"Imiloa\">&#699;Imiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> will work to continue it\u2019s goals of inspiring the community and extending the culture of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the immense value of indigenous practices out into the world.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story and <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> version at <a href=\"https:\/\/imiloahawaii.org\/news\/a-hua-he-inoa-8e3ax\"><span aria-label=\"Imiloa\">&#699;Imiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89343\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hilo-imiloa-astronomical-discoveries-1.jpg\" alt=\"students discussing names for astronomical discoveries\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hilo-imiloa-astronomical-discoveries-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hilo-imiloa-astronomical-discoveries-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students discussing Hawaiian names for two major astronomical discoveries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is the first place in the world to weave traditional indigenous practices into the process of officially naming astronomical discoveries at <span aria-label=\"Imiloa\">&#699;Imiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[34,1057,292,545,14],"class_list":["post-89323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-astronomy","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-imiloa-astronomy-center","tag-physics-and-astronomy","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89323"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89346,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89323\/revisions\/89346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}