[meteorite-list] ...speaking of odd names...
From: Mike Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:36 2004 Message-ID: <3AA9922F.90EDB57_at_concentric.net> Honolulu, witnessed fall from 1825, I have 1.5 gram. Mike Tracy Latimer wrote: > ...has anyone ever heard tell of a Hawaiian meteorite; one recovered on or > near the Hawaiian islands? I couldn't find any reference to one, but > that might just be because I don't have my newest database yet :-) One of > our library patrons swore up and down that the ancient Hawaiians had > knowledge of meteorites, but she couldn't confirm where she had heard it. > As a cultural sidelight, the term for "fireball" is "akualele"; it means > "flying god", and usually refers to the mysterious bolides (meteors, swamp > gas, or ???) sometimes seen in the islands. > > Garans I will hop on the next available plane over if one falls in Hawaii > (and I'm sure Joseph M. et. al will be doing the same!) > > Alooooooooha! > Tracy Latimer > > _______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Fri 09 Mar 2001 09:32:15 PM PST |
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