Art Prints

8x10 art prints, printed on bamboo paper, a more environmentally friendly paper due to it's fast growth, and minimal water. All art prints are locally made here in Hawai'i. I've recently switched to biodegradable clear bag packaging, and 100% recycled pH neutral backboards or recycled acid-free matted frames, which allows the photos to be protected for a long duration of time, ensuring the quality and color lasts. 

Prints now come in sizes 8x10 with a pH neutral backboard 30$, or 8x10 with an 11x14 black acid-free matted frame 40$ ensuring the color and quality stays in tact. 

Art designs posted on my site have a lower resolution and trademark to protect the rights of my art. All printed art will be of high quality and no trademark name displayed.

Papahānaumokuākea Prints: 30$ These art pieces were made to bring awareness to our North Western Hawaiian islands. Papahānaumokuākea is currently at risk from Elon Musks rocket debris, and from the Trump administration when the waters recently opened up for commercial fishing. Papahānaumokuākea is a Marine Protected Monument, and living ancestor for Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians). It is the origin of our creation story, where sky father Wākea and Earth mother Papahānaumoku give birth to the Hawaiian islands. It is also home to over 7,000 species, several of which are endangered and found no where else in the world. 

Sailing Through Papahānaumokuākea Print ('Iwa Print): 30$ Sailing through Papahānaumokuākea truly has no words, however, I tried to showcase my experience through my art. It is said, once you pass through Mokumanamana (The island of much power) you are entering the realm of pō, or the afterlife. Ka Lā (Sun deity/God) is in the realm of Ao (light), and Mahina (Moon deity/goddess), is in the realm of Pō. While sailing to our eldest and last island, Hōlanikū, which I had the rare privilege to live on for a couple weeks, I met a cousin through marriage who I instantly clicked with. This relationship held much significance to me, because my hānai father through marriage would share stories about his papa who was a canoe builder. We pieced the pieces together and realized that him and my hānai father had the same ancestor. From that moment on, we continued to see wa'a (canoes) in the clouds. I chose the naupaka flower as the outline of the 'Iwa bird because naupaka flowers were seen throughout the different Northwestern islands that I was able to visit. Birds are seen as the messengers of the gods, the 'Iwa and koa'e ula are two Native birds that hold deep cultural meaning, and who I turned to for guidance while I was there. This art piece highlights the importance of the different realms that we co-exist in, and my personal journey that inspired this print. 

Wākea and Papahānaumoku Print: 30$ Sky-father Wākea and earth-mother Papahānaumoku gave birth to the Hawaiian Islands. Most people think we only have eight islands; however, we actually have 137. This art piece showcases the creation of our origin story. Wākea and Papahānaumoku gave birth to a beautiful girl named Ho‘ohōkūkalani, which means “to generate stars in the sky.” Wākea and Ho‘ohōkūkalani then gave birth to two children. The first child was stillborn and was named Hāloanakalaukapalili, meaning “the long stalk that trembles in the wind.” Ho‘ohōkūkalani buried her child in the ground and wept over him. Soon, a new plant began to grow, this plant was known as kalo, or taro. Their second child was named Hāloa after his brother. He grew up to be the first ali‘i nui (high-ranking chief) and took care of his younger brother by feeding the Hawaiian people with the kalo that sprouted. The kalo connects us as a people and is a focal point in this art piece, showcasing that all Hawaiians are descendants of this creation. 

Pōhakuloa Print: 30$. Pōhakuloa lies in the center of Hawaii island, between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, a culturally significant energetic portal, consisting of burial sites, underground trail systems, and heaiu, at 132,000 acres of land, most of which is ceded land taken at the time of the overthrow, has been leased to the military for 61 years, with 4 years remaining for just 1$ a year. The State of Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources has rejected an extension of their lease of 29,000 acres expiring in 2029, however, there has been pushback from the military trying to extend the lease to 2078. The army has been using it for live fire training, to “practice national defense.” Desecrating burial sites with their bombs, polluting and burning our ‘Ãina. There have also been health concerns with the community, using radio active heavy metal depleted uranium, a deadly form of radiation.