Sundial 340
- Dial City: Honolulu
- Dial State/Province: Hawaii
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 21° 18.617' N
- Dial Nr: 340
- Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 157° 48.700' W
- Dial Owner: Peggy Kala Hubacker
- Dial Designer: Peggy Kala Hubacker
- Dial Maker: Philip Peters, B7G Foundry
- Dial Date: 1995
- Location:
- Bishop Museum 1525 Bernice St. Dial is located near the entrance to the Courtyard Gallery
- Description:
- As of May 2012, this dial was removed from display by museum staff. Bronze equatorial dial 20, inches in diameter. The dial is outlined by an ornate ring tilted in the plane of the polar axis with extending flames representing the sun. A gnomon rod bisects this ring. The dial base is a statue of the Hawaiian mythological figure Maui snaring the sun, Kala, with ropes to snare the sun. The dial itself is a semicircular portion of an equatorial ring with inscribed hour lines and raised Roman numerals. The dial has been exhibited in various museums in San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver before permanent installation at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Gnomon and equatorial ring appear misaligned for 21 degree latitude. The museum is will correct the dial in the near future.
- Other References:
- Guardsman, (newspaper) Mar 7, 1996, p.5.
- Bishop Museum Newsletter April 1998
Last Update:
6/27/2012 15:03