References and Sources

See also: The Three Anahulu

Primary Hawaiian Lunar Calendar Sources

Hōkūleʻa – Polynesian Voyaging Society.
Kaulana Mahina: Hawaiian Moon Calendar.

Kamehameha Schools ʻĀina Ulu Program.
Kaulana Mahina: Hawaiian Moon Phases and Planting Guide.
Educational poster and PDF resources used as cultural baseline for Mahina phase names and meanings.

Bishop Museum Archives.
Traditional Hawaiian Calendar Systems.
Museum reference collections on ethnographic and astronomical aspects of the lunar calendar.

Supporting Ethnographic and Agricultural References

Pukui, Mary Kawena, and Elbert, Samuel H.
Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian–English, English–Hawaiian.
University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
Used for accurate ʻokina and kahakō spelling of Mahina names and agricultural terms.

Kawaharada, Dennis.
Voyaging and the Kaulana Mahina.
Hawaiian Studies materials describing the use of the moon phases in traditional navigation and timing.

Malo, David.
Hawaiian Antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii).
19th-century ethnographic reference describing timekeeping, religious, and agricultural customs by lunar phase.

Modern Adaptations and Integrations

University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Program.
Hawaiian Moon Calendar for Fishers.
Resource for linking lunar phases with modern fisheries science and traditional ecological knowledge.

DataSpace Industries – Lunar • Kalaheo Project.
Integration of traditional lunar knowledge into an interactive digital application for educational and ecological use.