Fugālāʻau Toʻitoʻi | Pua Naupaka kahakai (Scaevola taccada flower)
Jon Apisa. Fugālāʻau Toʻitoʻi | Pua Naupaka kahakai (Scaevola taccada flower). 2025. graphite on paper, 6" x 4" (15.24cm x 10.16cm).
“Fugālāʻau Toʻitoʻi | Pua Naupaka kahakai” (Scaevola taccada flower) graphite drawing by Jon Apisa.
This was drawn with graphite on paper, 6" x 4" (15.24cm x 10.16cm).
Scaevola taccada (beach naupaka) is known as:
- Toʻitoʻi in Sāmoa
- Naupaka kahakai in Hawaiʻi
- Ngahu in Tonga
- ʻĀpata in Tahiti
Flower is:
- Fuga or Fugālāʻau in Sāmoa
- Pua in Hawaiʻi
- Matala in Tonga
Flower worn on ear or as ornament is:
- Sei in Sāmoa
Fugālāʻau Toʻitoʻi | Pua Naupaka kahakai (Scaevola taccada flower) graphite sketchbook drawing by Jon Apisa 10/18/2025
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