Jon Apisa
@pacificislandart.bsky.social
Painter + Drawing Artist
O tusiata, o le alofa mo ōlaga ma le tautua mo faʻaletagata
Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi
@pasefika.bsky.social
Pasefika.com
O tusiata, o le alofa mo ōlaga ma le tautua mo faʻaletagata
Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi
@pasefika.bsky.social
Pasefika.com
Jon Apisa. “ Laufaʻi | Lau maiʻa ” (Banana leaf). 2026. watercolor on paper, 2.75 x 4.25" x (6.985cm x 10.8cm).
“Banana leaf” (musa) is known as:
Laufaʻi in Sāmoa
Lau maiʻa in Hawaiʻi
“Musa (banana)” is known as:
Faʻi in Sāmoa
Maiʻa in Hawaiʻi
Siaine in Tonga
Maiʻa in Tahiti
Maika in Māori
“Banana leaf” (musa) is known as:
Laufaʻi in Sāmoa
Lau maiʻa in Hawaiʻi
“Musa (banana)” is known as:
Faʻi in Sāmoa
Maiʻa in Hawaiʻi
Siaine in Tonga
Maiʻa in Tahiti
Maika in Māori
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Jon Apisa. “ Laufaʻi | Lau maiʻa ” (Banana leaf). 2026. watercolor on paper, 2.75 x 4.25" x (6.985cm x 10.8cm).
“Banana leaf” (musa) is known as:
Laufaʻi in Sāmoa
Lau maiʻa in Hawaiʻi
“Musa (banana)” is known as:
Faʻi in Sāmoa
Maiʻa in Hawaiʻi
Siaine in Tonga
Maiʻa in Tahiti
Maika in Māori
“Banana leaf” (musa) is known as:
Laufaʻi in Sāmoa
Lau maiʻa in Hawaiʻi
“Musa (banana)” is known as:
Faʻi in Sāmoa
Maiʻa in Hawaiʻi
Siaine in Tonga
Maiʻa in Tahiti
Maika in Māori
Jon Apisa. “ Lauʻulu ” (ʻulu leaf). 2026. watercolor on paper, 2.75 x 4.25" x (6.985cm x 10.8cm).
“ʻulu leaf” (Artocarpus altilis) is known as:
Lauʻulu in Sāmoa
Lau ʻulu in Hawaiʻi
Rau ʻulu in Tahiti
“ʻulu” (Artocarpus altilis) is known as:
ʻUlu in Sāmoa
ʻUlu in Hawaiʻi
Mei in Tonga
ʻUru in Tahiti
“ʻulu leaf” (Artocarpus altilis) is known as:
Lauʻulu in Sāmoa
Lau ʻulu in Hawaiʻi
Rau ʻulu in Tahiti
“ʻulu” (Artocarpus altilis) is known as:
ʻUlu in Sāmoa
ʻUlu in Hawaiʻi
Mei in Tonga
ʻUru in Tahiti
January 4, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Jon Apisa. “ Lauʻulu ” (ʻulu leaf). 2026. watercolor on paper, 2.75 x 4.25" x (6.985cm x 10.8cm).
“ʻulu leaf” (Artocarpus altilis) is known as:
Lauʻulu in Sāmoa
Lau ʻulu in Hawaiʻi
Rau ʻulu in Tahiti
“ʻulu” (Artocarpus altilis) is known as:
ʻUlu in Sāmoa
ʻUlu in Hawaiʻi
Mei in Tonga
ʻUru in Tahiti
“ʻulu leaf” (Artocarpus altilis) is known as:
Lauʻulu in Sāmoa
Lau ʻulu in Hawaiʻi
Rau ʻulu in Tahiti
“ʻulu” (Artocarpus altilis) is known as:
ʻUlu in Sāmoa
ʻUlu in Hawaiʻi
Mei in Tonga
ʻUru in Tahiti
Jon Apisa. “ Lautalo | Lau kalo ” (Taro Leaf). 2026. oil pastel on paper, 8" x 10" (20.32cm x 25.4cm).
Leaf of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) is:
Lautalo in Sāmoa
Lau kalo in Hawaiʻi
Lū in Tonga
Rau taro in Tahiti
Raupaka in Māori
Young Taro Leaf is also known as:
Lu‘au in Sāmoa
Lūʻau in Hawaiʻi
Leaf of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) is:
Lautalo in Sāmoa
Lau kalo in Hawaiʻi
Lū in Tonga
Rau taro in Tahiti
Raupaka in Māori
Young Taro Leaf is also known as:
Lu‘au in Sāmoa
Lūʻau in Hawaiʻi
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Jon Apisa. “ Lautalo | Lau kalo ” (Taro Leaf). 2026. oil pastel on paper, 8" x 10" (20.32cm x 25.4cm).
Leaf of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) is:
Lautalo in Sāmoa
Lau kalo in Hawaiʻi
Lū in Tonga
Rau taro in Tahiti
Raupaka in Māori
Young Taro Leaf is also known as:
Lu‘au in Sāmoa
Lūʻau in Hawaiʻi
Leaf of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) is:
Lautalo in Sāmoa
Lau kalo in Hawaiʻi
Lū in Tonga
Rau taro in Tahiti
Raupaka in Māori
Young Taro Leaf is also known as:
Lu‘au in Sāmoa
Lūʻau in Hawaiʻi
Jon Apisa. “Taeao | Kakahiaka” (Morning). 2025. oil pastel on paper, 8.5" x 5.5" (21.59cm x 13.97cm).
This was drawn as seen from a morning view on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Morning” is:
Taeao in Sāmoa
Kakahiaka in Hawaiʻi
Pongipongi in Tonga
Poʻipoʻi in Tahiti
Ata in Māori
This was drawn as seen from a morning view on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Morning” is:
Taeao in Sāmoa
Kakahiaka in Hawaiʻi
Pongipongi in Tonga
Poʻipoʻi in Tahiti
Ata in Māori
January 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Jon Apisa. “Taeao | Kakahiaka” (Morning). 2025. oil pastel on paper, 8.5" x 5.5" (21.59cm x 13.97cm).
This was drawn as seen from a morning view on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Morning” is:
Taeao in Sāmoa
Kakahiaka in Hawaiʻi
Pongipongi in Tonga
Poʻipoʻi in Tahiti
Ata in Māori
This was drawn as seen from a morning view on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Morning” is:
Taeao in Sāmoa
Kakahiaka in Hawaiʻi
Pongipongi in Tonga
Poʻipoʻi in Tahiti
Ata in Māori
Jon Apisa. “Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina” (wolf and the moon). 2025. watercolor on paper, 6" x 8" (15.24cm x 20.32cm).
canis lupus wolf:
Luko - Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae - Hawaiʻi
Ulofi - Tonga
Ruto - Tahiti
Moon:
Masina - Sāmoa
Mahina - Hawaiʻi, Tonga, Māori
ʻĀvaʻe - Tahitian
canis lupus wolf:
Luko - Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae - Hawaiʻi
Ulofi - Tonga
Ruto - Tahiti
Moon:
Masina - Sāmoa
Mahina - Hawaiʻi, Tonga, Māori
ʻĀvaʻe - Tahitian
January 1, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Jon Apisa. “Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina” (wolf and the moon). 2025. watercolor on paper, 6" x 8" (15.24cm x 20.32cm).
canis lupus wolf:
Luko - Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae - Hawaiʻi
Ulofi - Tonga
Ruto - Tahiti
Moon:
Masina - Sāmoa
Mahina - Hawaiʻi, Tonga, Māori
ʻĀvaʻe - Tahitian
canis lupus wolf:
Luko - Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae - Hawaiʻi
Ulofi - Tonga
Ruto - Tahiti
Moon:
Masina - Sāmoa
Mahina - Hawaiʻi, Tonga, Māori
ʻĀvaʻe - Tahitian
Jon Apisa. Luko | ʻĪlio (canis lupus | wolf). 2025. charcoal on paper, 10" x 8.5" (25.4cm x 21.59cm).
canis lupus (wolf) is known as:
Luko in Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
Ulofi in Tonga
Ruto in Tahiti
Wuruhi in Māori
Luko in Niuē
canis lupus (wolf) is known as:
Luko in Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
Ulofi in Tonga
Ruto in Tahiti
Wuruhi in Māori
Luko in Niuē
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Jon Apisa. Luko | ʻĪlio (canis lupus | wolf). 2025. charcoal on paper, 10" x 8.5" (25.4cm x 21.59cm).
canis lupus (wolf) is known as:
Luko in Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
Ulofi in Tonga
Ruto in Tahiti
Wuruhi in Māori
Luko in Niuē
canis lupus (wolf) is known as:
Luko in Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
Ulofi in Tonga
Ruto in Tahiti
Wuruhi in Māori
Luko in Niuē
Jon Apisa. Luko | ʻĪlio (canis lupus | wolf). 2025. graphite on paper, 4" x 4" (10.16cm x 10.16cm).
canis lupus (wolf) is known as:
Luko in Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
Ulofi in Tonga
Ruto in Tahiti
Wuruhi in Māori
Luko in Niuē
canis lupus (wolf) is known as:
Luko in Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
Ulofi in Tonga
Ruto in Tahiti
Wuruhi in Māori
Luko in Niuē
December 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Jon Apisa. Luko | ʻĪlio (canis lupus | wolf). 2025. graphite on paper, 4" x 4" (10.16cm x 10.16cm).
canis lupus (wolf) is known as:
Luko in Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
Ulofi in Tonga
Ruto in Tahiti
Wuruhi in Māori
Luko in Niuē
canis lupus (wolf) is known as:
Luko in Sāmoa
ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
Ulofi in Tonga
Ruto in Tahiti
Wuruhi in Māori
Luko in Niuē
Jon Apisa. Mōkōlea | Kāhili. 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
A view of Mōkōlea (point) on Kauaʻi as seen from the beach at the ahupuaʻa of Kāhili (Kāhili beach) .
A view of Mōkōlea (point) on Kauaʻi as seen from the beach at the ahupuaʻa of Kāhili (Kāhili beach) .
December 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Jon Apisa. Mōkōlea | Kāhili. 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
A view of Mōkōlea (point) on Kauaʻi as seen from the beach at the ahupuaʻa of Kāhili (Kāhili beach) .
A view of Mōkōlea (point) on Kauaʻi as seen from the beach at the ahupuaʻa of Kāhili (Kāhili beach) .
Jon Apisa. Mōkōlea | Kāhili. 2025. gouache on paper, 5.5" x 3.5" (14cm x 8.89cm).
A view of Mōkōlea (point) on Kauaʻi as seen from the beach at the ahupuaʻa of Kāhili (Kāhili beach) .
Ahupuaʻa in Hawaiʻi is:
Historical division of land which can extend from the mountain to the ocean.
A view of Mōkōlea (point) on Kauaʻi as seen from the beach at the ahupuaʻa of Kāhili (Kāhili beach) .
Ahupuaʻa in Hawaiʻi is:
Historical division of land which can extend from the mountain to the ocean.
December 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Jon Apisa. Mōkōlea | Kāhili. 2025. gouache on paper, 5.5" x 3.5" (14cm x 8.89cm).
A view of Mōkōlea (point) on Kauaʻi as seen from the beach at the ahupuaʻa of Kāhili (Kāhili beach) .
Ahupuaʻa in Hawaiʻi is:
Historical division of land which can extend from the mountain to the ocean.
A view of Mōkōlea (point) on Kauaʻi as seen from the beach at the ahupuaʻa of Kāhili (Kāhili beach) .
Ahupuaʻa in Hawaiʻi is:
Historical division of land which can extend from the mountain to the ocean.
Jon Apisa. “ Lautalo | Lau kalo ” (Taro Leaf). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75 x 4.25" x (6.985cm x 10.8cm).
Leaf of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) is:
Lautalo in Sāmoa
Lau kalo in Hawaiʻi
Lū in Tonga
Rau taro in Tahiti
Raupaka in Māori
Leaf of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) is:
Lautalo in Sāmoa
Lau kalo in Hawaiʻi
Lū in Tonga
Rau taro in Tahiti
Raupaka in Māori
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Jon Apisa. “ Lautalo | Lau kalo ” (Taro Leaf). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75 x 4.25" x (6.985cm x 10.8cm).
Leaf of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) is:
Lautalo in Sāmoa
Lau kalo in Hawaiʻi
Lū in Tonga
Rau taro in Tahiti
Raupaka in Māori
Leaf of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) is:
Lautalo in Sāmoa
Lau kalo in Hawaiʻi
Lū in Tonga
Rau taro in Tahiti
Raupaka in Māori
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).
Manuia le Kerisimasi! Merry Christmas!
“Star” is:
Fetū in Sāmoa
Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
Fetuʻu in Tonga
Fetiʻa in Tahiti
Whetū in Māori
Fetū in Niuē
Manuia le Kerisimasi! Merry Christmas!
“Star” is:
Fetū in Sāmoa
Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
Fetuʻu in Tonga
Fetiʻa in Tahiti
Whetū in Māori
Fetū in Niuē
December 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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).
Manuia le Kerisimasi! Merry Christmas!
“Star” is:
Fetū in Sāmoa
Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
Fetuʻu in Tonga
Fetiʻa in Tahiti
Whetū in Māori
Fetū in Niuē
Manuia le Kerisimasi! Merry Christmas!
“Star” is:
Fetū in Sāmoa
Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
Fetuʻu in Tonga
Fetiʻa in Tahiti
Whetū in Māori
Fetū in Niuē
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).
“Star” is:
Fetū in Sāmoa
Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
Fetuʻu in Tonga
Fetiʻa in Tahiti
Whetū in Māori
Fetū in Niuē
“Star” is:
Fetū in Sāmoa
Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
Fetuʻu in Tonga
Fetiʻa in Tahiti
Whetū in Māori
Fetū in Niuē
December 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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).
“Star” is:
Fetū in Sāmoa
Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
Fetuʻu in Tonga
Fetiʻa in Tahiti
Whetū in Māori
Fetū in Niuē
“Star” is:
Fetū in Sāmoa
Hōkū in Hawaiʻi
Fetuʻu in Tonga
Fetiʻa in Tahiti
Whetū in Māori
Fetū in Niuē
Jon Apisa. “O le lagi ma le moana” (The sky and the ocean). 2025. watercolor on paper, 6" x 7.5" (15.24cm x 19.05cm).
“Sky” is:
Lagi in Sāmoa
Lani in Hawaiʻi
Langi in Tonga
Raʻi in Tahiti
Rangi in Māori
“Ocean”, Deep ocean or deep sea is:
Moana in Sāmoa, Hawaiʻi, Tonga, Tahiti, Māori
“Sky” is:
Lagi in Sāmoa
Lani in Hawaiʻi
Langi in Tonga
Raʻi in Tahiti
Rangi in Māori
“Ocean”, Deep ocean or deep sea is:
Moana in Sāmoa, Hawaiʻi, Tonga, Tahiti, Māori
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Jon Apisa. “O le lagi ma le moana” (The sky and the ocean). 2025. watercolor on paper, 6" x 7.5" (15.24cm x 19.05cm).
“Sky” is:
Lagi in Sāmoa
Lani in Hawaiʻi
Langi in Tonga
Raʻi in Tahiti
Rangi in Māori
“Ocean”, Deep ocean or deep sea is:
Moana in Sāmoa, Hawaiʻi, Tonga, Tahiti, Māori
“Sky” is:
Lagi in Sāmoa
Lani in Hawaiʻi
Langi in Tonga
Raʻi in Tahiti
Rangi in Māori
“Ocean”, Deep ocean or deep sea is:
Moana in Sāmoa, Hawaiʻi, Tonga, Tahiti, Māori
Jon Apisa. “O le lagi ma le lalolagi ma le moana” (The sky, the earth and the ocean). 2025. watercolor on paper, 6" x 7.5" (15.24cm x 19.05cm).
“Sky” is:
Lagi in Sāmoa
Lani in Hawaiʻi
Langi in Tonga
Raʻi in Tahiti
Rangi in Māori
“Sky” is:
Lagi in Sāmoa
Lani in Hawaiʻi
Langi in Tonga
Raʻi in Tahiti
Rangi in Māori
December 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Jon Apisa. “O le lagi ma le lalolagi ma le moana” (The sky, the earth and the ocean). 2025. watercolor on paper, 6" x 7.5" (15.24cm x 19.05cm).
“Sky” is:
Lagi in Sāmoa
Lani in Hawaiʻi
Langi in Tonga
Raʻi in Tahiti
Rangi in Māori
“Sky” is:
Lagi in Sāmoa
Lani in Hawaiʻi
Langi in Tonga
Raʻi in Tahiti
Rangi in Māori
Jon Apisa. Puʻu ka Manu | Makahoa. 2025. watercolor on paper, 8" x 6" (20.32cm x 15.24cm).
Puʻu ka Manu is the mountain peak and Makahoa is the point. This was painted from a view of Puʻu ka Manu and Makahoa at Hanalei Bay on Kauaʻi
Mountain is:
Mauna in Hawaiʻi
Mauga in Sāmoa
Moʻuga in Tonga
Puʻu ka Manu is the mountain peak and Makahoa is the point. This was painted from a view of Puʻu ka Manu and Makahoa at Hanalei Bay on Kauaʻi
Mountain is:
Mauna in Hawaiʻi
Mauga in Sāmoa
Moʻuga in Tonga
December 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Jon Apisa. Puʻu ka Manu | Makahoa. 2025. watercolor on paper, 8" x 6" (20.32cm x 15.24cm).
Puʻu ka Manu is the mountain peak and Makahoa is the point. This was painted from a view of Puʻu ka Manu and Makahoa at Hanalei Bay on Kauaʻi
Mountain is:
Mauna in Hawaiʻi
Mauga in Sāmoa
Moʻuga in Tonga
Puʻu ka Manu is the mountain peak and Makahoa is the point. This was painted from a view of Puʻu ka Manu and Makahoa at Hanalei Bay on Kauaʻi
Mountain is:
Mauna in Hawaiʻi
Mauga in Sāmoa
Moʻuga in Tonga
Jon Apisa. “Fale Sāmoa”. 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
Fale in Sāmoan language is known as:
Hale in Hawaiʻian language
Fale in Tonga
Fale in Niuē
Fare in Tahiti
Whare in Te Reo Māori (Aotearoa)
ʻAre in Te reo Ipukarea (Rarotonga, Aitutaki)
Fale in Sāmoan language is known as:
Hale in Hawaiʻian language
Fale in Tonga
Fale in Niuē
Fare in Tahiti
Whare in Te Reo Māori (Aotearoa)
ʻAre in Te reo Ipukarea (Rarotonga, Aitutaki)
December 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Jon Apisa. “Fale Sāmoa”. 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
Fale in Sāmoan language is known as:
Hale in Hawaiʻian language
Fale in Tonga
Fale in Niuē
Fare in Tahiti
Whare in Te Reo Māori (Aotearoa)
ʻAre in Te reo Ipukarea (Rarotonga, Aitutaki)
Fale in Sāmoan language is known as:
Hale in Hawaiʻian language
Fale in Tonga
Fale in Niuē
Fare in Tahiti
Whare in Te Reo Māori (Aotearoa)
ʻAre in Te reo Ipukarea (Rarotonga, Aitutaki)
Jon Apisa. Lā‘au (tree). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
“tree” is known as:
Lā‘au in Sāmoa
Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori
“tree” is known as:
Lā‘au in Sāmoa
Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori
December 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Jon Apisa. Lā‘au (tree). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
“tree” is known as:
Lā‘au in Sāmoa
Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori
“tree” is known as:
Lā‘au in Sāmoa
Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori
Sharing “Lā‘au” (tree) watercolor mini painting.
Jon Apisa. Lā‘au (tree). 2024. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
“tree” is known as:
Lā‘au in Sāmoa
Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori
Jon Apisa. Lā‘au (tree). 2024. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
“tree” is known as:
Lā‘au in Sāmoa
Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori
December 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Sharing “Lā‘au” (tree) watercolor mini painting.
Jon Apisa. Lā‘au (tree). 2024. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
“tree” is known as:
Lā‘au in Sāmoa
Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori
Jon Apisa. Lā‘au (tree). 2024. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
“tree” is known as:
Lā‘au in Sāmoa
Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori
Jon Apisa. Lautī | Lau Kī (Cordyline fruticosa). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
Ti Leaf (Cordyline fruticosa):
Lautī - Sāmoa
Lau Kī - Hawaiʻi
Ti Leaf:
Lāʻī or Lau ʻī - Hawaiʻi
Cordyline fruticosa:
Tī - Sāmoa
Kī - Hawaiʻi
Sī - Tonga
ʻAutī - Tahiti
Tī pore - Māori
Ti Leaf (Cordyline fruticosa):
Lautī - Sāmoa
Lau Kī - Hawaiʻi
Ti Leaf:
Lāʻī or Lau ʻī - Hawaiʻi
Cordyline fruticosa:
Tī - Sāmoa
Kī - Hawaiʻi
Sī - Tonga
ʻAutī - Tahiti
Tī pore - Māori
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Jon Apisa. Lautī | Lau Kī (Cordyline fruticosa). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
Ti Leaf (Cordyline fruticosa):
Lautī - Sāmoa
Lau Kī - Hawaiʻi
Ti Leaf:
Lāʻī or Lau ʻī - Hawaiʻi
Cordyline fruticosa:
Tī - Sāmoa
Kī - Hawaiʻi
Sī - Tonga
ʻAutī - Tahiti
Tī pore - Māori
Ti Leaf (Cordyline fruticosa):
Lautī - Sāmoa
Lau Kī - Hawaiʻi
Ti Leaf:
Lāʻī or Lau ʻī - Hawaiʻi
Cordyline fruticosa:
Tī - Sāmoa
Kī - Hawaiʻi
Sī - Tonga
ʻAutī - Tahiti
Tī pore - Māori
Jon Apisa. “Manulele | Manu” (Bird). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
“Bird” (Aves) is:
Manu, Manulele in Sāmoa
Manu in Hawaiʻi
Manu, Manupuna in Tonga
Manu, Manurere in Tahiti
Manu in Māori
Manu in Niuē
“Bird” (Aves) is:
Manu, Manulele in Sāmoa
Manu in Hawaiʻi
Manu, Manupuna in Tonga
Manu, Manurere in Tahiti
Manu in Māori
Manu in Niuē
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Jon Apisa. “Manulele | Manu” (Bird). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
“Bird” (Aves) is:
Manu, Manulele in Sāmoa
Manu in Hawaiʻi
Manu, Manupuna in Tonga
Manu, Manurere in Tahiti
Manu in Māori
Manu in Niuē
“Bird” (Aves) is:
Manu, Manulele in Sāmoa
Manu in Hawaiʻi
Manu, Manupuna in Tonga
Manu, Manurere in Tahiti
Manu in Māori
Manu in Niuē
Jon Apisa. “Toʻitoʻi | Naupaka kahakai” (Scaevola taccada). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
“Scaevola taccada” (beach naupaka) is known as:” is:
Toʻitoʻi in Sāmoa
Naupaka kahakai in Hawaiʻi
Ngahu in Tonga
ʻĀpata in Tahiti
“Scaevola taccada” (beach naupaka) is known as:” is:
Toʻitoʻi in Sāmoa
Naupaka kahakai in Hawaiʻi
Ngahu in Tonga
ʻĀpata in Tahiti
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Jon Apisa. “Toʻitoʻi | Naupaka kahakai” (Scaevola taccada). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
“Scaevola taccada” (beach naupaka) is known as:” is:
Toʻitoʻi in Sāmoa
Naupaka kahakai in Hawaiʻi
Ngahu in Tonga
ʻĀpata in Tahiti
“Scaevola taccada” (beach naupaka) is known as:” is:
Toʻitoʻi in Sāmoa
Naupaka kahakai in Hawaiʻi
Ngahu in Tonga
ʻĀpata in Tahiti
Jon Apisa. “Fīlēmū | Malu” (Peace). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
“Peace” is:
Fīlēmū in Sāmoa
Malu or Maluhia in Hawaiʻi
Melino in Tonga
Hau in Tahiti
Mafola Niuē
“Peace” is also:
Mālū in Gagana Fa‘a‘aloalo Sāmoa (Sāmoan respectful language)
“Peace” is:
Fīlēmū in Sāmoa
Malu or Maluhia in Hawaiʻi
Melino in Tonga
Hau in Tahiti
Mafola Niuē
“Peace” is also:
Mālū in Gagana Fa‘a‘aloalo Sāmoa (Sāmoan respectful language)
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Jon Apisa. “Fīlēmū | Malu” (Peace). 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
“Peace” is:
Fīlēmū in Sāmoa
Malu or Maluhia in Hawaiʻi
Melino in Tonga
Hau in Tahiti
Mafola Niuē
“Peace” is also:
Mālū in Gagana Fa‘a‘aloalo Sāmoa (Sāmoan respectful language)
“Peace” is:
Fīlēmū in Sāmoa
Malu or Maluhia in Hawaiʻi
Melino in Tonga
Hau in Tahiti
Mafola Niuē
“Peace” is also:
Mālū in Gagana Fa‘a‘aloalo Sāmoa (Sāmoan respectful language)
Jon Apisa. “Taeao | Kakahiaka” (Morning). 2025. pastel on paper, 5.5" x 4.25" (13.97cm x 10.795cm).
This was drawn as seen from a Morning view on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Morning” is:
Taeao in Sāmoa
Kakahiaka in Hawaiʻi
Pongipongi in Tonga
Poʻipoʻi in Tahiti
Ata in Māori
This was drawn as seen from a Morning view on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Morning” is:
Taeao in Sāmoa
Kakahiaka in Hawaiʻi
Pongipongi in Tonga
Poʻipoʻi in Tahiti
Ata in Māori
December 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Jon Apisa. “Taeao | Kakahiaka” (Morning). 2025. pastel on paper, 5.5" x 4.25" (13.97cm x 10.795cm).
This was drawn as seen from a Morning view on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Morning” is:
Taeao in Sāmoa
Kakahiaka in Hawaiʻi
Pongipongi in Tonga
Poʻipoʻi in Tahiti
Ata in Māori
This was drawn as seen from a Morning view on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Morning” is:
Taeao in Sāmoa
Kakahiaka in Hawaiʻi
Pongipongi in Tonga
Poʻipoʻi in Tahiti
Ata in Māori
Jon Apisa. Kapaʻa | Niumalu. 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
View of the coastline of Kauaʻi as seen from the ahupuaʻa of Kapaʻa looking toward the ahupuaʻa of Niumalu.
Ahupuaʻa in Hawaiʻi:
Historical division of land which can extend from the mountain to the ocean.
View of the coastline of Kauaʻi as seen from the ahupuaʻa of Kapaʻa looking toward the ahupuaʻa of Niumalu.
Ahupuaʻa in Hawaiʻi:
Historical division of land which can extend from the mountain to the ocean.
December 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Jon Apisa. Kapaʻa | Niumalu. 2025. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.795cm x 6.985cm).
View of the coastline of Kauaʻi as seen from the ahupuaʻa of Kapaʻa looking toward the ahupuaʻa of Niumalu.
Ahupuaʻa in Hawaiʻi:
Historical division of land which can extend from the mountain to the ocean.
View of the coastline of Kauaʻi as seen from the ahupuaʻa of Kapaʻa looking toward the ahupuaʻa of Niumalu.
Ahupuaʻa in Hawaiʻi:
Historical division of land which can extend from the mountain to the ocean.
Jon Apisa. “Lāʻau i luga o le papa | Lāʻau i luna o ka pōhaku” (Tree upon the rock). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
This was painted inspired from a view at Lumahaʻi on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Tree” is:
Lāʻau Sāmoa
Lāʻau Hawaiʻi
‘Akau Tonga
This was painted inspired from a view at Lumahaʻi on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Tree” is:
Lāʻau Sāmoa
Lāʻau Hawaiʻi
‘Akau Tonga
December 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Jon Apisa. “Lāʻau i luga o le papa | Lāʻau i luna o ka pōhaku” (Tree upon the rock). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
This was painted inspired from a view at Lumahaʻi on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Tree” is:
Lāʻau Sāmoa
Lāʻau Hawaiʻi
‘Akau Tonga
This was painted inspired from a view at Lumahaʻi on Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
“Tree” is:
Lāʻau Sāmoa
Lāʻau Hawaiʻi
‘Akau Tonga