Makalii is the Hawaiian name for the cluster of stars commonly known as Pleiades, which is located in the constellation taurus. The canoe Makalii was named after this star cluster to signal the ...

That phrase appears in many of the Hawaiian Christmas cards I've purchased ... Winter, or Makahiki, started the first new moon after the Pleiades constellation (called Makali'i) rose in the ...

The Pleiades are an asterism, or pattern of stars, as well as an open star cluster, made up of more than 1,000 stars. They are located in the constellation Taurus and are about 410 light-years ...