ʻO le fetū pupula | ʻO ka hōkū ʻalohi (The bright star) by Jon Apisa

ʻO le fetū pupula | ʻO ka hōkū ʻalohi (The bright star)


Jon Apisa. ʻO le fetū pupula | ʻO ka hōkū ʻalohi (The bright star). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).



“ ʻO le fetū pupula | ʻO ka hōkū ʻalohi ” (The bright star) painting by Jon Apisa.

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

“Star” is:

  • Fetū in Sāmoa
  • Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
  • Fetuʻu in Tonga
  • Fetiʻa in Tahiti
  • Whetū in Māori
  • Fetū in Niuē

“bright” is:

  • pupula in Sāmoa
  • ʻalohi, lamalama, mālamalama, or in Hawaiʻi
  • ngingila, huluhulu in Tonga
  • aʻama in Tahiti

ʻO le fetū pupula | ʻO ka hōkū ʻalohi (The bright star) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 12/24/2025



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