Lāʻau i luga o le papa | Lāʻau i luna o ka pōhaku (Tree upon the rock)
Jon Apisa. Lāʻau i luga o le papa | Lāʻau i luna o ka pōhaku (Tree upon the rock). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
“Lāʻau i luga o le papa | Lāʻau i luna o ka pōhaku” (Tree upon the rock) painting by Jon Apisa.
This was painted with watercolor on paper, 2.75 x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
This was painted inspired from a view at Lumahaʻi on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi..
“Tree” is:
- Lāʻau in Sāmoa
- Lāʻau in Hawaiʻi
- ‘Akau in Tonga
- Rā‘au in Tahiti
- Rākau Māori
“Rock” is:
- Papa in Sāmoa
- Pōhaku in Hawaiʻi
- Maka in Tonga
- ‘Ōfa‘i in Tahiti
- Maka in Niuē
Lāʻau i luga o le papa | Lāʻau i luna o ka pōhaku (Tree upon the rock) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 12/11/2025
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