Talie ma le lagi | Kamani ʻula a me ka lani (Talie and the sky)

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Jon Apisa. Talie ma le lagi | Kamani ʻula a me ka lani (Talie and the sky). 2026. oil pastel on paper, 8" x 10" (20.32cm x 25.4cm).

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“Talie ma le lagi | Kamani ʻula a me ka lani” (Talie and the sky) drawing by Jon Apisa.

This was drawn with oil pastel on paper, 8" x 10" (20.32cm x 25.4cm).

This was drawn as seen from a view on of a talie on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.

Terminalia catappa is:

• Talie in Sāmoa
• Kamani ʻula in Hawaiʻi
• Telie in Tonga
• Telie in Niuē
• ‘autara‘a in Tahiti

Sky is:

• Lagi in Sāmoa
• Lani in Hawaiʻi
• Langi in Tonga
• Raʻi in Tahiti
• Rangi in Māori

Terminalia catappa is also:

• Tropical almond
• sea almond
• beach almond
• ‘aua, ‘autera‘a, ‘auari‘i in Tahiti

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Talie ma le lagi | Kamani ʻula a me ka lani (Talie and the sky) oil pastel drawing by Jon Apisa 01/06/2026

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