Ke Kā o Makaliʻi (lit. 'The Canoe-Bailer of Makali‘i') is a Hawaiian constellation consisting of five stars in a curving formation in the shape of a bailer surrounding the western constellation Orion, although not including any stars from it. The constellation is seen to rise in the east like a cup and set in the west pouring onto the western horizon. Ke Kā o Makali‘i comprises five stars:
Capella (Hawaiian: Hoku-lei, lit. 'Star-Wreath') Beta Aurigae (Hawaiian: Na Mahoe, lit. 'The Twins', or Nana-mua-ma, lit. 'Nana-mua and associate'), Castor (Hawaiian: Nana-mua, lit. 'Look forward') Pollux (Hawaiian: Nana-hope, lit. 'Look behind') Procyon (Hawaiian: Puana, lit. 'Blossom') Sirius (Hawaiian: ‘A‘a, lit. 'Burning brightly')
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