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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