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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