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MĀHOE HOPE – The last twin - First new moon after Māhoe Mua, ending with Muku. Increasing showers and rough seas alternating with good days. Excellent deep sea fishing. A‘u run with the full moon. Fishing effort increases to harvest, prepare and store fish for the coming makahiki season and the wet season.

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11. Huna (“to hide”; when the moon hides its “horns” and appears more rounded) the sun is hidden from the round moon

Farming: Plant gourds, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, corn. Sharp tips of moon hūnā or hide today.

Fishing: Expect good night fishing today, especially around sea. Not a good day for seeking esoteric knowledge. Answers sought will remain hūnā or hidden.

12. Mōhalu (“to unfold like a flower,” “to blossom”, developed, shining forth)

Farming: Excellent planting for anything but trees. Flowers planted will be especially beautiful. Secrets will be revealed today.

Fishing: Fishing will be good. The tides are very low in the early morning hours today. It is believed that women who give birth on this moon phase have an easier labor.

13. Hua (fruit, egg, something that is fruitful)

Farming: Plant anything that bears fruit (hua). Bananas planted have small fruit. The moon will be in an egg-shaped appearance tonight. Known to be a fertile night for many things.

Fishing: Hua (fruitful) Good fishing, especially at sea. ʻŌpelu run during Kāʻelo. Reef fishing good in evening. Indefinite tides, moon egg-shaped.

14. Akua (god; the first night of fullness)

Farming: Plant sweet potatoes, taro, gourds, bananas, corn. Akua are out and about this evening. Therefore night activity was discouraged.

Fishing: Good fishing, especially at sea and on reefs in evening. Tide indefinite with high waves.

15. Hoku (the second night of fullness; if the moon is still out at sunrise, it is called Hoku ili, “Stranded moon”; if it has set just before sunrise, it is called Hoku palemo, “Sunken moon”, “moon slipping away”).

Farming: Excellent for planting all kinds of plants, but taro and bananas will be abundant with small fruit or corms. Seeds will become animated by the full moon.

Fishing: Good fishing, especially at sea, not in shore. ʻŪpāpalu first to bite. Watch for high waves. Believed to be the actual full moon phase.

16. Māhealani (the third night of fullness; “māhea” means “hazy, as moonlight”) The moon is seen through the night.

Farming: Plant bananas in the evening, will grow plentiful and large. Plant taro, gourds, yams, flowers. Everything is animated by the moon.

Fishing: Excellent fishing is to be expected today. The tides are low in the late morning and late evening, which make shoreline fishing easy. Look for moi, ʻanae, and red fish.

17. Kulu (“to drop” or “to pass, as time does.”) Half of the month has now passed.

Farming: Plant bananas. Excellent night to plant potatoes and melon. Not a good night to build a house, put up a roof or a fence because kulu means to fall.

Fishing: Good deep sea fishing is to be expected. The currents run strong. This is the final full moon phase.

18-19-20. Lā‘au Kūkahi; Lā‘au Kūlua; Lā‘au Kūpau (Literally, First, Second, and Last Lā‘au Kū. During this sequence, the sharp “horns” of the moon begin to appear again.) The moon remains in the sky during the day.

18. Lā‘au Kūkahi;

Farming: Plant bananas, but no sweet potatoes. Gather medicinal plants.

Fishing: Fair fishing. Best at sea. Sea starting to become rough.

19. Lā‘au Kūlua

Farming: Good for cultivating, but not planting. Gather lāʻau for medicinal use.

Fishing: Fishing is fair at sea with the ocean becoming rough. The late rising moon phase can still be seen in the morning hours.

20. Lā‘au Kūpau

Farming: Good day to plant anything but vine-type plants. Medicine was prepared and administered by the kahuna lāʻau lapaʻau.

Fishing: Morning fishing fair at sea; seas are rough in the evening as the ʻOle winds have returned.

Sources

Prince Kūhiō Hawaiian Civic Club Moon Calendar (direct quotes for farming & fishing); https://archive.hokulea.com; http://kohalacenter.org Kalei Nu‘uhiwa; http://wpcouncil.org; http://nupepa-hawaii.com; Nā Inoa Hōkū: Hawaiian and Pacific Star Names by Johnson, Mahelona, Ruggles

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• Kupukupu Unfurling: Laulima Nature Center Art Exhibition & Fundraiser is seeking donated artwork celebrating Hawaiian species. Submissions open Sept. 1st-30th. 

• Lā ʻUlu 2025 Online Presentations between Aug 25th and Sept 3rd. Discuss breadfruit in the Pacific, propagation of ʻulu varieties, ʻulu tree care, how we can replace imported starches with ʻulu, and more. Presenters from Hawaiʻi include Kaitu Erasito, Dana Shapiro, Papaliʻi Dr. Tusi Avegalio, and Noa Lincoln. Find more info & register at https://mnbg.org/la-ulu-2025-presentations/

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• Hale O Lono Workday every 2nd Saturday of the month. Sept. 13th, 2025. 9am-11:30am. Join them in connecting with ʻāina through traditional Hawaiian fishpond management in Keaukaha. More info at instagram.com/hale_o_lonoand edithkanakaolefoundation.org/sites Potluck encouraged. Recommended to bring tabis, gloves, sunscreen, and water.

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• Onomea Country Market is a distribution location for Hawaiʻi Farm-To-Car by Hoʻōla Farms; an online farmers market for local produce, meat, eggs, cheese, baked goods, value-added products, and more. SNAP/EBT accepted. Shop online Friday-Monday and pickup on Wednesdays from 3pm-5pm at the Pepeʻekeo location. https://hoolafarms.org/hawaii-farm-to-car/

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