Nā Inoa Hōkū: Hawaiian and Pacific star names
3rd edition
by Rubellite Johnson, John Mahelona and Clive Ruggles, edited by Clive Ruggles
Published in 2026 by the University of Hawai‘i Press
Supplementary on-line materials
This archive contains additional information and resources that could not be included in the book itself. It will be updated from time to time.
Contents
Updates, errata and clarifications
- Updates in this section include new star names adopted by the International Astronomical Union since the book went to press, and updated regional names.
- Errata include any factual or typographical errors that have come to light since publication.
- Content clarifications include the originals of foreign-language quotes.
This segment of the supplementary materials is formatted as an extension to the printed book, paginated S.1–S.33. It contains two sections that could not be fitted into the printed book:
- A transcription and translation of a series of articles by Joseph M. Poepoe entitled ”Moolelo Hawaii Kahiko” that were published in the newspaper Ka Naʻi Aupuni during 1906 (§2.2.11); and
- Further installments of Haho’s “Moolelo Kahiko no Hawaii” published in the newspaper Ka Hoku o Hawaii during 1929 (§§2.4.6–2.4.9).
It is downloadable as a PDF file.
This section contains a scanned copy of a section of the first edition that has not been systematically updated for inclusion in the third.
It is downloadable as a PDF file.
Table 6.1 with additional technical data
This segment of the supplementary materials is formatted as an extension to the printed book, paginated S.34–S.37. In order to incorporate the width of the table it is presented in a double-page format without a center margin.
It is downloadable as a PDF file.
Catalogue 4: Torres Strait Islander star names
This, together with Catalogue 5, is contained within a segment of the supplementary materials formatted as an extension to the printed book, paginated S.38 onwards. They, and the accompanying notes, reverse table of Western identifications, supplements to the main appendices, and additional references, constitute Chapter 8.
This segment will be available shortly.
Catalogue 5: Aboriginal Australian star names
This, together with Catalogue 4, is contained within a segment of the supplementary materials formatted as an extension to the printed book, paginated S.38 onwards. They, and the accompanying notes, reverse table of Western identifications, supplements to the main appendices, and additional references, constitute Chapter 8.
In view of the richness of the available information pertaining to Wardaman astronomy, Catalogue 5 is split into two parts: Catalogue 5a contains Wardaman star names, while the remainder are listed in Catalogue 5b.
This segment will be available shortly.
We also plan to release a table of Aboriginal stories relating to particular stars and asterisms, based on a database compiled by Duane Hamacher and his colleagues.
Month and day names in Polynesia and Austronesia
This segment has been delayed and will be released in due course.
This section will contain references and links to relevant material that has appeared, or come to light, since the publication of Nā Inoa Hōkū.
The three authors signing the second edition of Nā Inoa Hōkū at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu in 2015. Photos © Babak Tafreshi