Gallery

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I Walea ka Manu i Ka`ula o ka Lehua (The bird is attracted by the redness of the lehua. )

Oil on Canvas. 20" x 36" (Triptych) $1500

Waiau, Kēlā Wai Kamaha‘o.

Oil on canvas panel.
16"×20" $800
‘Ike maka iā Waiau / Kēlā wai kamaha‘o / I ka piko o ke kuahiwi" (She "sees" Waiau with her own eyes / That amazing lake / At the peak of the mountain).*
The trip of Queen Emma in 1882, to see, and conduct a ceremonial bath in Waiau, is one of significant symbolism. It is believed that the Queen sought to demonstrate her lineage and godly connections, and to perform a ceremonial cleansing in the most sacred of the waters of Kāne.
*This mele/song/chant was composed as result of this trip.

Westside Wiliwili

Oil on Canvas
20"×24". $1300 [SOLD]
Wiliwili, Erythrina sandwicensis, is one of the few native deciduous trees in Hawaiʻi, and will grow in the harshest environments. A preferred choice wood for surfboards, early Hawaiians also believed that when wiliwili were flowering along the coast, sharks were most likely to bite.

Yellow Hibiscus/Our State Flower since 1988

Pua Aloalo. Ma`o Hau Hele.

Oil on canvas. 16"×20" $800
An endemic species found only in Hawai’i, it's also an endangered species with very few populations left in the wild. They are usually found in the dry to mesic forests of all the main islands except Ni’ihau (it was once reportedly collected from Kaho’olawe but now it no longer exists there).

Red pears and mango

Red pears and mango.
Oil on canvas. 16"×20"
$600

Nā Mauna Ho'oilo Sunset

Oil on canvas
24"×48" 2023
$1800
Ho`oilo (cooler, wetter "winter") is one of the two seasons in Hawai'i, whereas, Kauwela (hot, dry "summer") is the other. Nā Mauna (the mountains) of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa flank the sun's setting as we gaze towards the westside.

Kokiʻo Keʻokeʻo

Oil on canvas.
20"×24". $1200
Koki’o Ke’oke’o is one of only two native Hawaiian white hibiscuses in the world known to have fragrant flowers. Their fragrance is strongest in the morning when the flowers open and early in the evening before they close. The flowers of this species were traditionally used for medicine while the bark was used for cordage.

Ulua fo Shua

Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas. 2022
20"×24". $1200
"Ulua fo Shua" (Ulua for sure!) is a pidgin term used by many kama'aina expressing determination, certainty, guarantee! ‘Ulua, or Giant Trevally, are the largest of all Jacks and are admired for their size, vigor, and strength.
Ka ulua kapapa o ke kai loa (The ulua fish is a strong warrior). ‘A‘ohe ia e loa‘a aku, he ulua kāpapa no ka moana (He cannot be caught; he is an ulua of the deep ocean), said in admiration of a hero who won’t yield without a struggle.
Several verses regarding ulua are found in Hawaiian songs and chants (e.g., huki i ka ulua, pull in the ulua, which could figuratively be taken to mean, get your man). In a popular Hawaiian song, Moanalua, a verse speaks of the strong and powerful actions of the ulua. Holo lio la‘au me ka ulua. Ride the merry-go-round with an ulua fish.

Night School... Best time for (catch) Menpachi. U'u.

Acrylic on canvas 2021
24" x 24" $1000
'U'u (Myripristis berndti), soldierfishes (Family Holocentridae) regularly school when they are the most active, at dusk/dawn and night. Called menpachi (colloquial Japanese name) by many kama'aina; this fish is an important and abundant food source here in Hawai'i, and also in Japan.

Hau Blossoms Downstream.

Oil on canvas.
12"×24"
$400

Kona Shoreline Nā Pua Kou on Blue Pareau.

Oil on canvas.
12"×24"
$350

Malalo iho `alohi. There's brightness beneath us living on volcanic islands.

Acrylic on canvas. 24"×24" 2022
$800

Mai ka lā hiki a ka lā kau.

From the sun's arrival to the sun's rest... A day's living from sunrise to sunset. Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 40" x 1.5"
$1500.00
2023

Mauna Loa Sunset Nene with Moonrise

Acrylic on canvas 2022
24"×24"
$800

Beach camping mahina lā

Acrylic on canvas 2021
20" X 16"
$600

Hulu makua

Acrylic on canvas 2020
16" X 14"
$400

Twilight skies and Mauna

Acrylic on canvas 2020
16"x20"
$600

Na moku

Acrylic on canvas 2020
16" x 20"
$600

Weke pahulu. Weke ā.

Acrylic on canvas 2020
20 " x 16"
$700
Named for a chief of evil spirits on Lānai who was killed by Kaululā`au; his spirit enchanted certain
fish, especially weke (goatfish); if a weke head is eaten near bedtime, nightmares are said to result, the more intense the dream. Some kahuna would eat weke to evoke prophetic visions.