the life of the land is perpetuated in goodness

“the life of the land is perpetuated in goodness”, 2024

20” x 16”

Digital painting

This piece was created for the Life After Occupation Liberation Art Show on September 28th.This event is all about celebrating grassroots organizing, radical optimism, and the spirit of Lāhui o Hawaiʻi.

May this work contribute to the liberation of Kānaka Maoli and giving the āina ancestral lands back to them. This piece features the guiding pueo, āina, and the Kamehameha butterfly. The title comes from King Kamehameha III's spoken phrase: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono.