Lāʻau o le vao | Na Lāʻau o ka ulu lāʻau (Trees of the forest) by Jon Apisa

Lāʻau o le vao | Na Lāʻau o ka ulu lāʻau (Trees of the forest)


Jon Apisa. Lāʻau o le vao | Na Lāʻau o ka ulu lāʻau (Trees of the forest). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).



“Lāʻau o le vao | Na Lāʻau o ka ulu lāʻau” (Trees of the forest) painting by Jon Apisa.

This was painted with watercolor on paper, 2.75 x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).

“Plant” is:

  • Lāʻau in Sāmoa
  • Lāʻau in Hawaiʻi
  • ‘Akau in Tonga
  • Rā‘au in Tahiti
  • Lākau in Niuē

“forest” is:

  • Vao in Sāmoa
  • Ulu lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
  • Vao in Tonga
  • Ururā‘au in Tahiti
  • Wao in Māori
  • Vaouhi or Vao in Niuē

Lāʻau o le vao | Na Lāʻau o ka ulu lāʻau (Trees of the forest) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 11/28/2025



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