Map of incoming storms to the Hawaiian Islands.
Kīlauea volcano eruption #43
Living room view of hazy dark yellow sun with orange halo caused by volcanic ash.
Where I live... 🌋
#mokuokeawe #Volcano #tropicalstorm #Hawai'i #Kilauea #Halemaumau
Photo of two #NoKings signs in Hilo, Hawai'i: Woman in yellow top with "No ICE Fascist Occupiers" Woman in white shirt a cap with "Stay WOKE. Resist: Fascism. Racism. MAGA. Greed. Oligarchs."
Photo of #NoKings signs in Hilo, Hawai'i: Woman in yellow top with "No ICE Fascist Occupiers" Woman in red shirt and blue shorts with "Stay WOKE. Resist: Fascism. Racism. MAGA. Greed. Oligarchs." Woman in green dress with "I am AUNT-IFA" Inflatable dinosaur! Woman in clown mask with "Due Process. Save our Democracy"
Photo of two #NoKings signs in Hilo, Hawai'i: Woman in red top and straw hat with "No ICE Fascist Occupiers" Woman in white shirt a cap with "Stay WOKE. Resist: Fascism. Racism. MAGA. Greed. Oligarchs."
My hand painted sign for the day: Stay WOKE. RESIST: Fascism. Racism. MAGA. Greed. Oligarchs. "
#NoKings #NoTyrants in Hilo, Hawai'i. #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe
Stay WOKE. RESIST: Fascism. Racism. MAGA. Greed. Oligarchs.
#StayWoke #PeaceHopeWoke #RESIST
There's nothing like a Kona/Westside 🌅...
Last weekend's view from Kawaihae, Moku o Keawe.
#KonaSunset #mokuokeawe #blessed 🙌🏾
Experience the inspirational stories of a real #ChiefOfWar, and of three cultural treasures located on Hawaiʻi Island, places Hawaiians consider to be wahi pana: sacred and legendary.
#HawaiiParks #HawaiiHistory #HawaiiIsland #MokuoKeawe
#PuukoholaHeiauNHS
#KalokoHonohauNHP
#PuuhonuaoHonaunauNHP
Aloha Sunday eastside sunset... perfect way to end a wonderful day. #Keaukaha #mokuokeawe #blessed 🙌🏾
Large bamboo clump and green plantation house with tropical plants in the foreground.
Red anthuriums in the garden grove.
Two ladies walking down a garden pathway.
Old plantation home with ulu/breadfruit tree and coconut palm.
Thursday afternoon holoholo (walk, ride, jaunt) to a dear friend's homestead in the village of Hakalau, Hamakua Coast. Lucky to live Hawai'i. Obviously blessed. 🙌🏾 #blessed #MokuOKeawe #kamaaina Living life in the tropics. Not much painting lately, just enjoying being here now. #BeHereNow
Nobody is eating the 🐕
Signs of the time!
Purple heart veteran: "Veterans like BEEF with tRump!"
"I need to be able to tell my children I did not stay silent."
Today's rally in Hilo, Hawai'i! #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #KapuAloha #NoKings #NoTyrants #PowertothePeople ✊🏾
King Kamehameha l statue.
20' ti leaf with stephanotis lei for Kamehameha statue.
Ho`ailona, an auspicious omen/sign at high noon. 🙌🏾 ☀️
Hālau Mamo O Ka Liko Maile O Kohala...
Celebrating Kamehameha l with beautiful hula, great Hawaiian music, and an auspicious ho`ailona. 🙌🏾
#Kamehameha #mokuokeawe #hilomyhometown #kanakamaoli #Hawaiian
Plumeria lei and ti leaf with puakenikeni lei on vintage Hawaiian blanket.
Happy Aloha Saturday lei... plumeria and ti leaf with puakenikeni for a friend's art reception. #leiculture #leimaker #konagirlartist #wahineartist #mokuokeawe
Oil painting of three kokiʻo keʻokeʻo, native Hawaiian hibiscus with white petals and red stamen, on bamboo chair in front of bamboo screen.
Red 🌺
Oil painting detail of three red hau blossoms floating downstream...
Uniquely colored anthuriums...
#flowersofhawaii in life and on canvas. #oilpainting #junglelife #punahawaii #mokuokeawe #konagirlartist #wahineartist #ArtYear @bsky.art
Stephanotis flower lei in the poepoe style.
Lush green Hawaiian forest with native palapalai ferns. Kalopa State Park.
Two wahine making palapalai fern lei under ohia lehua trees. Kalopa Park, Hamakua, Hawai'i Island.
A paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) rides a horse carrying the hae Hawai'i (flag) opens the Honoka`a Rodeo.
It was a wonderful Memorial Day weekend celebrating dearly departed loved ones and a longtime friend's birthday 🎂... from Hilo, to Kalopa, to the Honoka`a Rodeo 🐎 #MokuoKeawe #Kalopa #leimakers #leiculture #Hamakua #paniolo #Hawaiian
The Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) announced today that it will relaunch the Moananuiākea Voyage this month. The double-hulled voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are tentatively scheduled to depart from Mauliola (Sand Island), Oʻahu on Saturday, May 17, 2025, with a stop in Hilo for community engagement while making final preparations and awaiting favorable weather conditions to resume the four year journey around the vast Pacific.
hokulea.com/hilo-to-host...
"Hokule`a 🌟 of gladness..."
#Polynesian #Pacifica #Pasifika #PolynesianVoyagingSociety #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #indigenouswisdom #sailing @noaa.gov @altnoaa.bsky.social
Abstracted landscape of the Island of Hawai'i from the snow-capped Mauna Kea on the upper left down the green slopes to the yellow shoreline with an incoming dark turquoise blue tsunami wave. Red fish or surfboards are trapped in the undertow. 🌋 fountain in lower left. Oil on canvas.
Moku o Keawe Tsunami Season & Volcano.
Oil on Canvas. 18"×24"
#WIP weekend... still working it. #BlueskyArtShow #abstractedlandscape @bsky.art #oilpainting #tellingstories #tsunami #mokuokeawe #ArtYear @womensartbluesky.bsky.social
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi... celebrating lei culture at the Hilo Lei Day Festival, attendees learn different styles of lei-making and enjoy live Hawaiian music and hula. #maydayisleidayinhawaii #leiculture #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #hula
I always attend Ho`ike night during Merrie Monarch Festival to view the authentic, unpretentious, and mana-ful Hālau o Kekuhi. This is real and true hula. 🙌🏾 #hula #KanakaMaoli #Hawaiian #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #culturalheritage #tellingstories @kanaeokana.bsky.social
Photo of Hawai'i Tribune Herald newspaper "Celebrate Hula" pullout featuring 5 hula dancers and blue bowl with locally grown papaya, banana, and orange.
Easter Sunday and Merrie Monarch Festival...
Our local Hilo newspaper, Hawai'i Tribune Herald's "Celebrate Hula" pullout and locally grown papaya, 🍌 and 🍊 breakfast. #hilomyhometown #hula #growyourown #MerrieMonarchFestival #sustainability #mokuokeawe #native #Hawaiian Blessed 🙌🏾
Photo of rainforest jungle backyard. Puna, Hawai‘i
Photo of rainforest jungle backyard. Puna, Hawai‘i
Rainforest jungle backyard walk... 💚
#getoutside #junglelife #PunaHawaii #mokuokeawe #konagirlartist
My homemade sign with a few of my concerns...
Diversity of high school/college students, middle-aged public school teachers, scientists, retirees, etc. of every ethnicity, social status, and financial bracket lined the highway!
Veterans against tRump.
Diversity of high school/college students, middle-aged public school teachers, scientists, retirees, etc. of every ethnicity, social status, and financial bracket lined the highway!
Beautiful, joyful, and fearless #DEI crowd lined the highway for #HandsOFF in front of our large mall, Hilo, Hawai'i! #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #KapuAloha
Think before it's illegal!
Hands OFF free speech. Hands OFF Hawai'i.
Hands OFF science!
Hands OFF libraries! Hands OFF NPR, social security.
Beautiful, joyful, and fearless #DEI crowd in Hilo, Hawai'i! #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #KapuAloha
Spotted some great signs today.
Beautiful, joyful, and fearless #DEI crowd in Hilo, Hawai'i! #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #KapuAloha
Photo of kukui tree in Waiakea Uka. The kukui tree was named the state tree of Hawaiʻi due to its versatility. It has been cultivated by different cultures since 1300 BC, and was introduced to Hawaiʻi by Polynesian voyagers over 1000 years ago. This species is also known as the “candlenut tree”, since its most well-known purpose was as a light source – the nut oil was burned in lamps. The wood can be used to form canoes, the sap makes cloth waterproof and the roots form a salve that helps with infected injuries. Kukui is truly an all purpose plant!
No painting today for #AcolorADAYpril, but here's a photo of lots of GREEN on my late afternoon walk with a kukui tree in Waiakea Uka.
#kukui #nativehawaiianplants #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #getoutside
Tree with bright yellow 💛 flowers against a blue sky with white clouds.
A hedge of lilikoi or passionfruit vines.
Ulu or breadfruit sheaths and leaves. Ulu is a high carbohydrate vegetable and a good source of calcium and vitamins. The milky sap of this tree can be used medicinally to heal cuts, scratches, and other skin diseases. Applied to the skin, Ulu sap can also be used as to soothe wind- cracked or scaly skin. Hawaiian craftsmen use the lightweight wood of the Ulu tree to build canoes, surfboards, poi boards, and drums.
Late afternoon walk in Waiakea... 🚶🏾♀️ trees, vines & sheaths. #walk #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe Read more about these plants in alt text. #Ulu #Lilikoi
"Hula is the language of the heart, therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," King David Kalakaua. Kumu Kapua and his lovely wahine, Haunani dancing beautiful hula. Hula legacy lives on... #hula #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe #merriemonarchdaswhy #Hawaiian #NaMeleOHawaii
"Hula is the language of the heart, therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," King David Kalakaua.
Kumu Iwalani #hula at E Komo Mai Lounge... hula legacy at its finest #hilomyhometown #mokuokeawe Obviously blessed 🙌🏾 #Hawaiian
Sunset photo of Mauna Kea, Hawai'i Island.
It was a lovely late afternoon walk🚶🏾♀️and fabulous view of the Mauna with a dear gal pal on #InternationalWomensDay! #walking #getoutside #MaunaKea 🙌🏾 #mokuokeawe
Photo of large still river with three arched bridges, palms, and banyan trees in the distance.
Afternoon walk at Wailoa River State Park... 🚶🏾♀️ #hilomyhometown
#MarchIntoLandscapes #mokuokeawe #walking #phonephotography
Photo view of expansive blue skies, rolling hills, and Mt. Haleakala, Maui Island, from Saddle Road. Also known as Hawaii Route 200, it is a scenic highway that crosses the Big Island of Hawaii from Hilo to Waimea. It's a popular route for tourists and locals.
View of Mt. Haleakala, Maui Island, as I drove over to Kona. Saddle Road, also known as Hawaii Route 200, is the scenic highway that crosses the Big Island of Hawai`i from Hilo to Waimea. #BlueSkyMonday #FebruARTy2025 #MokuOKeawe #konagirlartist
Acrylic painting of rolling green hills and blue ocean; a pastel blue, yellow, and orange sunset under darkening blue sky with cresent moon. The view from Hawi, Kohala Coast, Moku o Keawe.
Hawi Sunset Pō Hilo
Acrylic on Canvas. 12"×16" SOLD #JanuArty2025 See the CURVE of the rolling hills? @bsky.art @womensartbluesky.bsky.social #wahineartist #contemporarypainting #acrylicpainting #HawaiiIsland #mokuokeawe
