Lahaina noon ), as a result of which street objects (flagpoles, telephone poles, etc.) cease to cast a shadow. The term Lāhainā Noon was selected in a competition organized by the Bernis P. Bishop Museum , Hawaii and is used only locally.
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Since the sunflower dot passes through the tropics , Hawaii is the only state in the United States of America in which Lahine noon is observed [1] . The rest of the states recognize the summer solstice as an event when the rays of the sun are closest to the direct ones.
For various places in the Hawaiian Islands, the phenomenon can occur anywhere at the exact time from 12:16 to 12:43 PM Hawaiian-Aleutian Standard Time , objects that stand straight up (for example, flagpoles, telephone poles, etc.) will not cast a shadow. In the southernmost places in Hawaii, Lahine noon is observed at earlier and later dates than northern ones. For example, in 2001, the city of Hilo on the island of Hawaii met the sun at the highest point around May 18 and July 24, Kahului , Maui May 24 and July 18, Honolulu , Oahu May 26 and July 15, and Lihue , Kauai May 31 and July 11. Between these two dates, the sun is located a little north at noon [2] .
In the competition, which was organized by the Bernice P. Bishop Museum , the term Lāhainā Noon was chosen because lā hainā (the old name for Lahaina , Hawaii) in Hawaiian means "cruel sun" [3] . The ancient Hawaiian name for the phenomenon was kau ka lā i ka lolo , which literally translates as "the sun rests on our heads" [1] [4] .
In popular culture
The annual phenomenon is often covered by Hawaiian media [1] [5] [6] [7] .
There are also events related to this phenomenon [8] , and short stories, including Lāhainā Noon by Eric Paul Shaffer (Leaping Dog Press, 2005) [9] , which was awarded the Ka Palapala Po'okela Book Prize in the category “Outstanding Excellence in Aloha Outside of Hawaii” [10] [11] .
Additional materials
- Blair Pruitt. Explore Kauai: An Independent Traveler's Guide. - Mutual Publishing, 2002. - P. 17. - ISBN 978-1-56647-560-0 .
- Jack Williams Sun beams directly down on Hawaii in May, July . USA Today (May 17, 2005). Date of treatment March 9, 2018. Archived on September 20, 2005.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Nancy Alima Ali. Noon sun not directly overhead everywhere . Honolulu Star-Bulletin (May 11, 2010). Date of treatment March 9, 2018.
- ↑ “Lahaina Noon” coming here soon . It marks the time in May and July when the sun is directly overhead . Honolulu Star-Bulletin (23 May 2001) . Date of treatment March 9, 2018.
- ↑ Mary K. Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, Esther T. Mookini. Place Names of Hawai'i . - University of Hawaii Press, 1974. - 289 p. - ISBN 978-0-82480-524-1 .
- ↑ Mary K. Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian . - University of Hawaii Press, 1986.- 572 p. - ISBN 978-0-82480-703-0 .
- ↑ Newswatch: Shadows disappear today at Lahaina noon . Honolulu Star-Bulletin (May 27, 2006). Date of treatment March 9, 2018.
- ↑ Carolyn Kaichi. Earth at prime tilt to view Mercury at apex . The Honolulu Advertiser (April 29, 2007). Date of treatment March 9, 2018.
- ↑ Kelli Miura. Lahaina Noon flits over Honolulu on Tuesday . The Honolulu Advertiser (July 11, 2008). Date of treatment March 9, 2018.
- ↑ Liliha Library to host “Lahaina Noon”, “StarLab” astro events . The Honolulu Advertiser (July 15, 2008). Date of treatment March 9, 2018.
- ↑ Wanda A. Adams. "Lahaina Noon" about a warm, clear feeling . The Honolulu Advertiser (June 26, 2005). Date of treatment March 9, 2018.
- ↑ Ka Palapala Po'okela winners named . The Honolulu Advertiser (October 29, 2006). Date of treatment March 9, 2018.
- ↑ Dan Nakaso. Shadow lessons . Educators will show kids and adults the marvels of a Lahaina Noon event . Honolulu Star-Advertiser (May 26, 2011) . Date of treatment March 9, 2018. Archived on May 26, 2011.