Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina (wolf and the moon) by Jon Apisa

Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina (wolf and the moon)


Jon Apisa. Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina (wolf and the moon). 2025. ink on paper, 4" x 5" (10.16cm x 12.7cm).



“Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina” (wolf and the moon) drawing by Jon Apisa.

This was drawn with ink on paper, 4" x 5" (10.16cm x 12.7cm).


canis lupus (wolf) is known as:

  • Luko in Sāmoa
  • ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
  • Ulofi in Tonga
  • Ruto in Tahitia
  • Wuruhi in Māori
  • Luko in Niuē

“Moon” is:

  • Masina in Sāmoa
  • Mahina in Hawaiʻi
  • Māhina in Tonga
  • ʻĀvaʻe in Tahitian
  • Māhina in Māori
  • Mahina in Niuē

Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina (wolf and the moon) ink drawing by Jon Apisa 10/14/2025



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