Ka Pō Mākole

(The night rainbow)

Ke Ānuenue kau Pō

(The Night of a Lunar Rainbow)

Wahi a nā puke wehewehe Hawaiʻi-Pelekane, ʻo kēia ka wehewehe ʻana o kēia ʻano ānuenue:

According to the Hawaiian-English dictionaries, this is the definition o this type of rainbow:

Pukui/Elbert: 3. n. Rainbow. Pō mākole, night with a [lunar] rainbow.

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Kekahi kiʻi i hōʻoia ʻole ʻia: Kuhikuhi kēia mau kiʻi i kēia ʻano ānuenue ma muli o ko ka mea kākau maopopo ʻana i nā wehewehe ʻana o nā puke wehewehe, ka pōʻaiapili ma loko o kekahi mau kaʻao, kekahi ʻatikala nūpepa, a me kekahi hoʻopaʻa leo Hawaiʻi. ʻAʻole panina lākou.

Unverified Photos: These photos demonstrate this type of rainbow based on the authorʻs understanding of the dictionary definitions, context within some Hawaiian legends, newspaper articles, and Hawaiian language recordings. They are not definitive.

Nā hōʻailona a me nā ʻōuli:
(Signs and omens):

I loko nō o ka ʻōʻili ʻana ae o kēia ʻano ānuenue ma nā pō nona ka mahina kōnane, hōʻike haʻi waha kekahi mau kanaka i ko lākou ʻike ʻana i kēia ʻano ānuenue i ka manawa o kekahi mea aloha i hala ai. ʻO kekahi moʻolelo kikoʻī, ua hala ka makuakāne aloha o kekahi ʻohana, a ma ka pō nona ka mahina ʻole ma hope o kona hoʻolewa i ʻōʻili aʻe ai kekahi Pō Mākole ma mua o ko lākou hale. Ua unuhi ʻia ia ānuenue i kekahi hōʻāilona a ko lākou makuakāne aloha.

Although this type of rainbow appears on nights with a bright moon, some people report seeing this type of rainbow upon the death of a loved one. One story in particular is of a family whose beloved father passed away, and on the moonless night following his funeral a Pō Mākole appeared in front of their house. It was interpreted as a sign of their beloved father.

Wahi a nā kaʻao ʻŌʻili kēia ʻano ānuenue i kekahi manawa he 1 ma loko o nā kaʻao he 4 i kālailai ʻia i kēia papahana. Kuhikuhi ʻo ia i 1 hōʻailona/ʻōuli like ʻole, a hōʻike ʻia i ke kiʻi i ka ʻākau:

According to the legends This type of rainbow appears on 1 different occasions in the 4 legends analyzed in this study. It represents 1 different signs/omens as shown in the table to the right.

I ka wā hea ʻo ia e ʻōʻili ai?:

(When does it appear):

Hiki ke ʻike ʻia ka Pō Mākole ma nā pō nona ka mahina kōnane.

The Pō Mākole can be seen on nights with a bright moon.

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