Pusaloa | Hōkū welowelo (Comet) by Jon Apisa

Pusaloa | Hōkū welowelo (Comet)


Jon Apisa. Pusaloa | Hōkū welowelo (Comet). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.8cm).



“Pusaloa | Hōkū welowelo” (Comet) watercolor painting by Jon Apisa.

This was painted with watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.8cm).


“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) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 11/05/2025



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