Pusaloa | Hōkū welowelo (Comet)
Jon Apisa. Pusaloa | Hōkū welowelo (Comet). 2025. charcoal on paper, 4.5 x 6" (11.43cm x 15.24cm).
“Pusaloa | Hōkū welowelo” (Comet) charcoal drawing by Jon Apisa.
This was drawn with charcoal on paper, 4.5 x 6" (11.43cm x 15.24cm).
“Comet” is:
- Pusaloa in Sāmoa
- Hōkū welowelo or Hōkū puhipaka in Hawaiʻi
- Fetuʻu fuka in Tonga
- Fetiʻa ʻave or Fetiʻa pao in Tahiti
- Auahitūroa, auahi-tūroa or auahi tūroa in Māori
- Fetū lele in Niuē
“Star” is:
- Fetū in Sāmoa
- Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
- Fetuʻu in Tonga
- Fetiʻa in Tahiti
- Whetū in Māori
- Fetū in Niuē
Pusaloa | Hōkū welowelo (Comet) charcoal drawing by Jon Apisa 10/31/2025
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