Lāʻau (Tree). 2025 graphite drawing on paper by Jon Apisa. Uploaded by the artist on October 22, 2025.

Jon Apisa. Lāʻau (Tree). 2025. graphite on paper, 4" x 5" (10.16cm x 12.7cm).

“Tree” is known as:
Lāʻau in Sāmoa
Lāʻau in Hawaiʻi
‘Akau in Tonga
Rā‘au in Tahiti
Rākau in Māori

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