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Honolulu
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Sundial: 1090
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| State/Province: Hawaii |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Sun Alignment |
Condition: Excellent |
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21° 18.268’ N 157° 51.337' W |
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- 558 S King St, Honolulu,
HI 96813
Located in an expanse of lawn between the Honolulu Municipal Building and the Mission Memorial Auditorium near Honolulu Hale. Open 24 hr/day
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| Description: |
- "Sky Gate" is a huge 24 foot (7.3m) undulating sculpture of black metal is known as one of Honolulu's most distinctive pieces of public art. There is a hidden astronomical alignment. On zenith days (~28 May and ~18 July) when the sun is directly overhead at the zenith at the moment of local solar noon, the shadow of the sculpture forms a perfect, large circle on the ground directly below. The zenith day noon is known as "Lāhainā Noon", a term coined by the Bishop Museum, and in Hawaiian means "Cruel Sun". Noguchi, the sculptor, didn't leave a plaque, but Tory Laitila, registrar at the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts, says, "Art is a subjective experience, and artists like to leave things for the viewer to discover." Now the Lāhainā Noon is well known and there is usually a crowd with cameras to document this twice annual event.
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Last Revised: 2023-05-18 19:14
