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"Kua Bay with Maui" 16" x 20" Original Oil on Canvas with Mahogany frame
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"Kua Bay with Maui" 16" x 20" Original Oil on Canvas with Mahogany frame
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Brand: Local Big Island Artists
16" x 20"
Original Oil on Canvas
Canvas w/ Mahogany Wood Frame
“Aqua Waves “ is a painting of the “End of the World” is a modern nickname for a stretch of raw lava coastline north of Kailua-Kona (near Keahole/Kohanaiki). While the name itself isn’t traditional, the place sits within a landscape that carries deep Hawaiian spiritual meaning.
Where land meets the vast unknown
In Hawaiian thought, the meeting of ʻāina (land) and kai (ocean) is powerful. These edges are seen as thresholds—places of:
- Transition
- Reflection
- Connection to forces larger than human life
A stark lava shoreline like this, with no soft sand or shelter, emphasizes that feeling. It can feel like standing at the edge of the known world—hence the nickname.
A place of solitude and ʻike (inner knowing)
Traditionally, remote coastal areas like this were places where one could:
- Be in quiet observation of nature
- Reflect and gain insight (ʻike)
- Experience humility in the face of the ocean and sky
The isolation of “End of the World” still creates that feeling today.
