In the quiet darkness of night, the stars invite us to pause, breathe, and remember that we are part of something vast and beautiful. This is the spirit of aloha.

Stars are balls of hydrogen gas so massive their centers burst into nuclear reactions. To dreamers, stars glimmer with hope and beauty.

Author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once imagined, “As I wonder... whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again.”

On a clear, moonless night far from city lights, the eye can behold thousands of flickering jewels in the sky. Whether it’s dazzling Venus or other celestial shows, the sky shifts as Earth spins—every night a new opportunity for discovery.

“Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light,” said Victor Hugo.

The word constellation—from the Latin cum (“together”) and stella (“stars”)—tells a story. Westerners see the curved line of Scorpius as a scorpion. Polynesians see it as the magical fish hook used by the demigod Maui to pull up the Hawaiian Islands.

Whether rooted in dream, legend, or science, the sky holds nightly wonder. With aloha in your heart, seek the bright heavens to light the darkness.