Mōkōlea | Kāhili by Jon Apisa

Mōkōlea | Kāhili


Jon Apisa. Mōkōlea | Kāhili. 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).



Mōkōlea | Kāhili painting by Jon Apisa.

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

A view of Mōkōlea (point) on Kauaʻi as seen from the beach at the ahupuaʻa of Kāhili (Kāhili beach).

“Ahupuaʻa” in Hawaiʻi is:

  • Historical division of land which can extend from the mountain to the ocean.

“Kāhili” in Hawaiʻi is:

  • The feather standard of the Āliʻi (Hawaiʻian Royalty).

“Point” (headland) is:

  • Lae in Hawaiʻi
  • Tolotolo in Sāmoa
  • Muifonua in Tonga
  • ʻotuʻe in Tahiti
  • Matafonua in Niuē

Mōkōlea | Kāhili watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 12/28/2025



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