{"id":94343,"date":"2019-04-10T03:30:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=94343"},"modified":"2019-12-10T08:54:08","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T18:54:08","slug":"uh-hilo-professor-names-black-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/10\/uh-hilo-professor-names-black-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo professor names black hole capturing world\u2019s attention"},"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_34108\"  width=\"620\" height=\"465\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/juuPLSmc518?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=\"Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo professor names black hole capturing world\u2019s attention\"  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<figure id=\"attachment_91217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91217\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/uh-faculty-larry-kimura.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/uh-faculty-larry-kimura-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Kimura\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/uh-faculty-larry-kimura-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/uh-faculty-larry-kimura-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/uh-faculty-larry-kimura.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Kimura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two of the world\u2019s most powerful telescopes, located atop Maunakea on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island, played a vital role in producing the world\u2019s very first image of a black hole that now bears a Hawaiian name.<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaobservatory.org\/jcmt\/\">James Clerk Maxwell Telescope<\/a> (<abbr title=\"James Clerk Maxwell Telescope\">JCMT<\/abbr>) and Submillimeter Array (<abbr title=\"Submillumeter Array\">SMA<\/abbr>) are part of the unprecedented <a href=\"https:\/\/eventhorizontelescope.org\/\">Event Horizon Telescope<\/a> project. <abbr>JCMT<\/abbr> is operated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaobservatory.org\/\">East Asian Observatory<\/a>, <abbr>SMA<\/abbr> is operated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfa.harvard.edu\/sao\">Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw\/\">Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Astronomers collaborated with renowned University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olelo.hawaii.edu\/khuok\/\">Ka Haka <span aria-label=\"Ula\">&#699;Ula<\/span> O <span aria-label=\"Keelikolani\">Ke&#699;elik&#333;lani<\/span><\/a> Hawaiian language professor and cultural practitioner <strong>Larry Kimura<\/strong> for the Hawaiian naming of the black hole. P&#333;wehi, meaning embellished dark source of unending creation, is a name sourced from the <em>Kumulipo<\/em>, the primordial chant describing the creation of the Hawaiian universe. P&#333;, profound dark source of unending creation, is a concept emphasized and repeated in the <em>Kumulipo<\/em>, while wehi, or wehiwehi, honored with embellishments, is one of many descriptions of p&#333; in the chant.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is awesome that we, as Hawaiians today, are able to connect to an identity from long ago, as chanted in the 2,102 lines of the <em>Kumulipo<\/em>, and bring forward this precious inheritance for our lives today,&rdquo; said Kimura. &ldquo;To have the privilege of giving a Hawaiian name to the very first scientific confirmation of a black hole is very meaningful to me and my Hawaiian lineage that comes from p&#333;, and I hope we are able to continue naming future black holes from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> astronomy according to the <em>Kumulipo<\/em>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You may also be interested in<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/06\/maunakea-telescopes-oscars-of-science-for-powehi\/\">Maunakea telescopes win the &lsquo;Oscars of Science&rsquo; for P\u014dwehi<\/a>, September 6, 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94386\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-hawaiian-language-black-hole-kimura-l.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-hawaiian-language-black-hole-kimura-l-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Kimura (front) with Jessica Dempsey and Geoff Bower\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-hawaiian-language-black-hole-kimura-l-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-hawaiian-language-black-hole-kimura-l-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-hawaiian-language-black-hole-kimura-l-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-hawaiian-language-black-hole-kimura-l.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Kimura (front) with Jessica Dempsey and Geoff Bower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In April 2017, a groundbreaking observational campaign brought together eight telescopes at six locations around the globe to capture an image of P&#333;wehi, a supermassive black hole at the center of the Messier 87 galaxy. The announcement was made to the world on April 10.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maunakea makes this discovery and the spectacular image of P&#333;wehi possible,&rdquo; said Jessica Dempsey, deputy director of <abbr>JCMT<\/abbr>. &ldquo;Its perfect remote position, and the dry conditions on Maunakea\u2019s summit, allow <abbr>JCMT<\/abbr> and <abbr>SMA<\/abbr> to collect the tiny amount of light that only touches our planet in a few very special places. Like the mountain itself, every drop of light we gather is precious.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <abbr>SMA<\/abbr> and <abbr>JCMT<\/abbr> telescopes are key members of the Event Horizon Telescope project, which links together strategically placed radio telescopes across the globe to form a larger, Earth-sized telescope powerful enough to see a lehua flower petal on the moon.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VboaJXbTCOA\"><abbr title=\"Representative\">Rep.<\/abbr> Case Speaks on House Floor on First Image of a Black Hole<\/a>, YouTube, April 10, 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_94391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94391\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-astronomy-powehi-black-hole.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a black hole\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-astronomy-powehi-black-hole.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-astronomy-powehi-black-hole-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hilo-astronomy-powehi-black-hole-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First image of the black hole P\u014dwehi. Photo courtesy of Event Horizon Telescope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo Hawaiian language professor and cultural practitioner Larry Kimura named the black hole P\u014dwehi, a name sourced from the <em>Kumulipo<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,12],"tags":[34,33,1057,292,35,316,659,14,56],"class_list":["post-94343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","category-video","tag-astronomy","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-imiloa-astronomy-center","tag-institute-for-astronomy","tag-ka-haka-ula-o-keelikolani","tag-maunakea","tag-uh-hilo","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94343","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=94343"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107605,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94343\/revisions\/107605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}