Sundial 1090
- Dial City: Honolulu
- Dial State/Province: Hawaii
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 21° 18.268’ N
- Dial Nr: 1090
- Dial Type: Sun Alignment
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 157° 51.337' W
- Dial Owner: City of Honolulu
- Dial Designer: Isamu Noguchi
- Dial Maker: Isamu Noguchi
- Dial Date: 1977
- Location:
- 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
- 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.
Last Update:
2023-05-18 19:14