[Found under: "NA ANOAI."]
When it was made known that Lava was erupting once again, along with it came the painting done by our good friend, the Hon. J. Nawahi; seen is the fiery red from Hilo, lighting up the walls of the heavens; and that painting can be seen in Whitney’s [bookstore] window. But this past Thursday, our famous seer artist did a painting of the fires of that woman of the pit, with the many Hiiaka aumakua igniting that fiery hot imu. Perhaps this is what some of our readers are saying; “the lava has reignited because of the aumakua;” that is ignorant. See this painting right outside of the printing office of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser [Kalepa].
[After that Antique Roadshow episode in 2007, nearly everyone knows about that painting of Hilo done by Joseph Nawahi now hanging up at Kamehameha Schools. I believe that these two however are not known today. Anyone have any ideas?]
(Lahui Hawaii, 2/22/1877, p. 3)
Ka Lahui Hawaii, Buke III, Helu 8, Aoao 3. Feberuari 22, 1877.
Filed under: Eruption, Painting Tagged: Hiiaka, Joseph Kahooluhi Nawahi, Pele
