Wailua bay gouache painting

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Jon Apisa. Wailua. 2025. gouache on paper, , 5.5" x 3.5" (14cm x 8.89cm).

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“Wailua” painting of Wailua by Jon Apisa.

This is an en plein air painting includes Wailua bay looking toward Anahola mountains on Kauaʻi.

(fresh) Water is:

• Wai in Hawaiʻi
• Vai in Sāmoa
• Vai in Tonga
• Vai in Tahiti
• Wai in Māori

Two is:

• Lua in Hawaiʻi
• Lua in Sāmoa
• Ua in Tonga
• Rua (or piti) in Tahiti
• Rua in Māori

“Wailua” is also:
Spirit in Hawaiʻi

Bay is:

Hana in Hawaiʻi

Faga in Sāmoa

Kōmaki in Tonga

ʻŌʻoʻa in Tahiti

Whanga in Māori

Mountain is:

Mauna in Hawaiʻi

Mauga in Sāmoa

Moʻuga in Tonga

Mouʻa in Tahiti

Maunga in Māori

Beach is:

• Matāfaga in Sāmoa
• Kahakai in Hawaiʻi
• Matātahi in Tonga
• Pae miti in Tahiti
• Tātahi in Māori

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Wailua gouache sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 04/28/2025

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