Niumnalu | Kipu Mountains by Jon Apisa

Niumnalu | Kipu Mountains


Jon Apisa. Niumnalu | Kipu Mountains. 2024. gouache on paper, 5.5" x 3.5" (14cm x 8.89cm).


“Niumnalu | Kipu Mountains” an en plein air painting

These are the moutains of the ahupuaʻa of Niumnalu & Kipu painted en plein air as seen from Waipouli on Kauaʻi.

Mountain is:

  • Mauna in Hawaiʻi
  • Mauga in Sāmoa
  • Moʻuga in Tonga
  • Mouʻa in Tahiti
  • Maunga in Māori

Ahupuaʻa in Hawaiʻi is:

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


Niumnalu | Kipu Mountains gouache sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 09/13/2024



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